Obo: the town that defies the pillaging killers

A FACA soldier patrolling the village of Giringiri, previously attacked by the LRA rebels
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A UNHCR flight en route to Obo refuels on the runway at Bangassou
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A boy playing football in Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A pick-up truck filled with militiamen patrols the road to Bangui, Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A recently released girl is being questioned by FACA officers after having spent two years with the LRA rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A militiaman patrols the bush in the immediate outskirts of Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

A militiamen escorting a group of children in the bush around Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Civilians constructing a hut in the displacement camp, Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Inside the Catholic church, Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Members of a militia group, Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Ortence Mihinongote holding her nine-month-old son Mboli Houndorani. Ortence was abducted and held captive by the LRA rebels for two years. Born after her liberation, her son was conceived in captivity
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Local journalist Ricardo Dimanche in the studios of his radio station, Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Militia chief Joseph Fele, dressed in a purple gown, poses with some members of his group in Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Militiamen checking the identity of a civilian during a patrol in the bush around Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga

Militiamen surrounding a suspect in the bush in Obo
Photograph: Ugo Lucio Borga