Tajudeen Oyewale, a UNICEF representative for Congo, who recently visited the area said children are enduring “horrific ordeals”. UNICEF says no fewer than 1.5 million children are at risk due to violence in central Congo, including 600,000 who have been displaced from their homes. Violence has mounted between the army and the Kamwina Nsapu militia since its leader, who opposed central government influence in parts of the Kasai region, was killed in fighting in August. Tajudeen Oyewale, a UNICEF representative for Congo, who recently visited the area said children are enduring “horrific ordeals” in the Kasai region. “Hundreds of children have been injured in the violence, with reports of children detained, raped, and even executed,” Oyewale added. He said that no fewer than 300 children have been seriously injured, while more than 4,000 have been separated from their families. The UN said about 2,000 children are being used by militias in the region, the statement a