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.

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 fled and I saw torches and people crying for help and I realised it was the CODECO militiamen who had invaded our site."

– Local resident[4]Four people, including the chief of the Bahema N’adhere community, were hospitalized.