South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang confirmed the death of the Ugandan to Uganda Radio Network, adding that eight other passengers were injured in the attack. Among the wounded was a South Sudan National Security Service soldier who was also aboard the bus.
Balidawa told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that his action was fueled by what he alleged as targeted discrimination by a police officer for his faith as a Muslim.
Dr. Ochora was reportedly shot by a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier at about 10:20 P.m. Thursday at Kolo Police Post in Kololo Parish, Lakang Sub-County in Amuru District. He succumbed to the bullet injury at around 2 am according to security reports.
Charles Okoya, the Vice Chairperson of Apaa Sub-Parish in Apaa Township told Uganda Radio Network in an interview Friday that the assailants numbering about 100 men had camped in the area for one week.
The Incident happened in Pachilo-Oduti village in the Atiak sub-county. The victims were traveling in a Mercedes Benz Actros Fuel Truck registration number SSD 826U/SSD 900A destined for Nimule in South Sudan from Gulu city.
The planters, which are towed by tractors during planting were reportedly delivered to the Town Council under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) Project. They had reportedly been lying idle at the Town Council compound.
The Aswa River Region Police spokesperson, David Ongom Mudong told the Uganda Radio Network in an interview Wednesday that 15 temporary structures had been burnt when police visited the scene.
The suspect identified as Sunday Komakech reportedly kicked the juvenile on Saturday evening from Kati Kati A village in Palwong Parish, Pabbo Sub-county in Amuru District.
The deceased identified as Thomas Ouma, a resident of Palokere Parish in Opara Sub-county is suspected to have been burnt by wildfire on Tuesday evening while drunk.
According to Oola, thugs placed them at gunpoint and ordered them to hand over all the keys including the one for the store where he had kept the money. He explains that after robbing him, the thugs locked them inside the house and fled the scene.
The UPDF Fourth Infantry Division Commander Brig. Bonny Bamwiseki says increased vigilance, patrols, and ambushes will help to trap perpetrators and curb looming violence from occurring.
According to Taban, the deceased was kidnapped by unknown men during last week's attack and suspects that he was tortured to death. This now brings to two, the number of people killed during the January 19, 2022 clashes between the Acholi and Madi.
The suspects, a 50-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man whose names have been withheld for security reasons were arrested on Sunday afternoon from their homes in Mungula Parish. They were picked up in a joint operation conducted by the Police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldiers.
The Adjumani Resident District Commissioner Peter Taban Data says that security personnel comprising of the army and police repulsed the armed men. He acknowledges that the suspects are from the Madi community seeking revenge over Wednesday’s attacks against their colleagues.
Peter Data Taban, Adjumani Resident District Commissioner alleges the attack was orchestrated by about ten men of Acholi origin who are suspected to have crossed from Apaa Trading center.
The suspects, all employees of Kony Paco Foundation, a village saving group in Parabongo Parish in Lamogi Sub-county were arrested following complaints from their clients. The suspects have been identified as Vincent Kica, the Director of the group, Charles Odonga Kitara, the Assistant Director, and Geoffrey Acellam, the Group’s Loan Officer.
The fire believed to have been set by unknown people was first reported to the local authorities on Friday 10th. It escalated until Sunday evening when the Police Fire and Rescue Service team rushed to help put it out.
The compilation will include drivers and turn-men from within the East African bloc that includes Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Burundi who were killed while en-route to South Sudan capital, Juba to deliver goods between 2012 to date.
The land in question was gazetted as East Madi Game Reserve under Zoka Forest in 2012 by the Adjumani District Council, a decision that sparked a border dispute between Adjumani district in West Nile and Amuru district in Acholi, as communities in Amuru argued that the land, which was declared a wildlife reserve is their ancestral land.
