In the first video recorded for one minute and forty seconds, the Musician turned politician is seen holding an AK47 assault rifle while threatening to carry out revenge on people he alleges are used to kill Acholi.
The Police in Aswa River region
has picked interest in investigating Northern Uganda Based Musician Bosmic
Otim for making threatening statements while posing with different guns.
Recorded videos of Otim in which he
is holding separate guns with several rounds of ammunition have been making rounds
on various social media platforms in the past two weeks.
In the first video recorded for
one minute and forty seconds, the Musician turned politician is seen holding an
AK47 assault rifle while threatening to carry out revenge on people he alleges are
used to kill Acholi.
He says in the Video: “…I’m bitter at the way some people
think they can make fools of the Acholi people. It's time, anyone who thinks he
is used to killing the Acholi, we shall kill you, we shall not leave you. If you have
no problem with us, we shall spare your life, but if you had trouble with us and
hated us and wanted Acholi to be killed, we shall kill you, it’s the only
solution….”
Otim would later come out to refute
the viral video saying it was fake and concocted by propagandists.
But before the dust could settle,
another two minutes and 50 seconds recorded video of Otim this time holding a
different gun with several rounds of ammunition was shared on social media.
In the
video that equally went viral, Otim can be heard warning a Resident District
Commissioner and a Radio Presenter in Kitgum Municipality for allegedly discussing him on-air and calling him to surrender. He went on the threaten the duo
and warned them to always move while armed since he knows where they all sleep.
The videos ignited social
media and public debates with many people condemning his provocative utterances
and threats.
Security personnel now say
his conduct can’t be taken lightly.
David Ongom Mudong, Aswa River Region
Police Spokesperson told URN on Monday that security personnel looked through
the videos and have taken up an investigation to understand Otim’s motives.
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Mudong says since the Musician is
a civilian, they also want to understand the motive behind him posing with the
guns since the firearms are a preserve of the armed forces.
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Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Section 3 (1) (2) (A) & (B) of the Firearms Act is an offense in the country and attracts a sentence of not exceeding one year in jail on
conviction or a fine not exceeding 60 currency points or both.
Not Ugandan guns
Security analysts who watched the
videos however say the guns used are not from Ugandan security forces since
they are old and of a different model.
“These are not our guns, they are
old and types were not used by Ugandan security forces,” an army officer told
URN on condition of anonymity since the Police are still handling the matter.
Otim is suspected to be hiding in
the neighboring South Sudan where he fled last month.
He alleges that security personnel
have been hunting for him after making statements demanding answers over the questionable death of their sons from Acholi following the demise of former speaker
of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah.
Ever since Oulanyah was announced dead
last month, Otim has been making scathing statements including a recorded song on
what he perceives as the premature death of the Acholi people holding top
government positions. The song has since been banned from playing on radio airwaves in the region.
