The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has appointed retired Lt.-Gen.

Chikadibia Obiakor of Nigeria to lead a special investigation into the killing of some Burundian refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mr Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General in New York announced this in a statement issued in New York .

No fewer than 35 Burundian refugees were killed and more than 100 others wounded by security forces in eastern DRC Sept. 15, 2017 at Kamanyola, South Kivu. The special investigation will look into the challenges facing the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO ) in discharging its mandate to protect civilians and provide recommendations on improving the performance of its troops.

Obiakor has had a long and distinguished career in the Nigerian Army and was the Force Commander of the UN Mission in Liberia from 2006 to 2008. He also served as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations at UN Headquarters in New York from 2008 to 2010.


The refugees were killed in Kamanyola area in South Kivu province's Walungu territory after they allegedly rioted and the Congolese army made an attempt to control the situation. Reports said no fewer than 18 Burundian refugees were killed on the spot and the others died the following day from the refuges were protesting the the DRC officials to extradite two other refugees arrested for allegedly making weapons. There are over 400,000 Burundian refugees in DRC who fled after violence erupted in their country in April 2015 when incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza refused to leave power after serving two The opposition in Burundi had gone on a rampage, attacking police and army yet also killing supporters of Nkurunziza. Thousands of Burundian refugees had fled to countries, including DRC, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. Out of 40,000 Burundian asylum-seekers, 28,000 who fled hostili ties in their country were identified by the DR C's National Commission for Refugees in Kamanyola. NAN

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