| Plaine Savo massacre | |
| Partof: | Ituri conflict |
| Location: | Plaine Savo, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Target: | Hema people |
| Coordinates: | 1.7623°N 30.5904°W |
| Time: | 02:00[1] |
| Timezone: | CAT |
| Type: | Mass murder of internally displaced people |
| Fatalities: | 60+ |
| Injuries: | ~40 |
| Perpetrators: | CODECO |
| Assailant: | --> |
| Weapons: | machetes and edged weapons, guns |
| Numpart: | --> |
| Dfen: | --> |
| Motive: | Nomadic conflict, ethnic cleansing |
On 2 February 2022, over 60 civilians from the Hema ethnic group[2] were killed in a massacre in Djugu territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
During the early hours, CODECO insurgents armed with machetes and edged weapons[4] attacked Plaine Savo, a camp for internally displaced people in the northeast of the country in which around 4,000 people live.[3] Forces from the Congolese military made contact with the CODECO militia prior to the attack but were bypassed when the assailants changed direction.
"I first heard cries when I was still in bed. Then several minutes of gunshots. I fled and I saw torches and people crying for help and I realised it was the CODECO militiamen who had invaded our site."Four people, including the chief of the Bahema N’adhere community, were hospitalized.– Local resident