Congolese official and civil society groups said on Wednesday in Beni (Democratic Republic of the Congo) that sixteen civilians had been assassinated by an armed group in eastern Congo. They said that the discovery of the bodies on Tuesday and Wednesday morning in Buleusa was after the disappearance of 46 people in the village since Saturday.

The Naira gained N1, an appreciation of 0.4 per cent, to exchange at N226 to the dollar as against its previous value of N227.

“The accused was apprehended when he came to use Abube’s GTB ATM card in the supermarket she works in. “Muhammed wanted to pay for the items he bought using the POS with the ATM cards on Abube’s counter. “After several tries of incorrect codes, she suspected foul play and tried her own code and could access the ATM; she then raised an alarm,’’ he said.

“The Presidential Amnesty Programme is anxious to work with all organisations and strategic partners, including international ones to achieve the objectives of the Amnesty Programme,’’ it stated. The Amnesty Coordinator had earlier said that the office and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs were currently working together to boost skills utilisation to close existing development gaps in the area.

Some states are still defaulting in their financial obligations to their workers in spite of the bailout funds by the Federal Government to assist them to pay outstanding salaries and allowances. Recall that the Federal Government released N338 billion to 27 states as bailout funds to pay their workers backlog of salaries and allowances.