Audio By Carbonatix
A search is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a soldier who shot dead at least 13 people - nine of them children - in a dispute over a funeral.
Army officials say the officer appears to have been angry at having missed his son's funeral.
He opened fire at a memorial gathering late on Saturday before fleeing. The soldier's wife was among those injured at the scene - in the village of Nyakova, on the banks of Lake Albert in Congo's eastern Ituri province.
She is said to have ordered the boy's burial while the officer waited to find out when he could be relieved of his duties.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
White vs traditional marriage: Aesthetics above culture?
8 minutes -
Tumu Municipal Hospital receives new delivery bed to boost maternity care
16 minutes -
Telecel Ghana unveils Project X with Black Sherif partnership
25 minutes -
Rev. Kwadwo Bempah defies restriction on preaching on buses; warns it won’t succeed
39 minutes -
French Embassy to partner Kobby Kyei Media for bloggers’ training
43 minutes -
Nestlé and NBA announce multi-year international marketing partnership
56 minutes -
Mahama sends condolences to Nigeria over plane crash that killed 25
56 minutes -
Our lifestyles may be killing us but our spatial planning is too
1 hour -
12 arrested as police seize firearms, suspected drugs in Tamale
1 hour -
Chamber of Mines challenges Reuters report on proposed mining law
1 hour -
LA 2028: Black Queens take first leg advantage with 3-0 win over MauritiusÂ
1 hour -
UG academic calendar could collapse if GAUA strike extends into next week – Awandare
1 hour -
Black Sherif partners with Telecel Ghana to promote Telecel Cash
1 hour -
Nestlé Ghana expands Tema factory, raises evaporated milk production capacity
1 hour -
Telecel Ghana launches CARE Month with customer rewards and community outreach
1 hour