Goma, DR Congo, Congo
The victim was studying at school when members of a militia group abducted him and 11 other boys from his secondary school. The soldiers drove them to a training camp and put them in a pit in the ground. Those who resisted were beaten. The victim was stabbed in the stomach and tied up until he submitted to the training. He endured difficult training with some 60 other children, including a number of girls. They were fed one plate of maize meal a day to share among 12 people. He watched people die from starvation and illness. When the soldiers killed those who tried to escape, they forced him and other children to bury the bodies.
Location
Congo · Goma, DR Congo · 2009 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
The victim later managed to escape and now lives with a host family.
Escaped
Now lives with a host family
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