At least 20 cattle were looted from livestock farmers in Kiwiri village in Okol Parish Madi-Opei Sub-county, while another 200 goats were looted from Agoro Sub-county, according to reports from local leaders.
Isaac Lumago, the Madi-opei Sub County Veterinary Officer says the bacterial disease was first reported in Ywaya village in Madi-Opei Sub county before spreading to Oryang village in Pobura Parish, Madi-opei sub county.
Charles Obong Okwera, the Madi-Opei Sub-county LCIII Chairperson on Thursday said that lack of security personnel deployed at Tufungi, the Ugandan border point with South Sudan is facilitating entry of rustlers in the district.
The project undertaken by Communications and Accessories Ltd was meant to address water challenges faced by residents who had been confined in Internally Displaced People’s-IDP camps during the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA Insurgency in Northern region.
The leaders say the road has not been maintained since the year begun and has become impassable for vehicles due to heavy rains currently being experienced in the district.