A report from the district health department indicates the patient had spent a month at the Nyumanzi reception center where she had been transferred along with the family on August 3. The family crossed into Uganda through Elegu Border Point on August 2 from Juba in South Sudan.
According to information Uganda Radio Network established, Acaye reportedly told police officers at Apaa Police Station that he had located three possible suspects in his brother’s death within Apaa Trading Center. He reportedly convinced the officers that he would notify his colleagues for support upon confirming the suspects.
The deceased were attacked in early hours of Monday in Lianguru village, Fuda Parish in Pakele Sub-County of Adjumani by men armed with machetes, bows, and arrows.
Col. Benard Rubainika Kashemeza, the former Brigade Commander of the 501 brigade was sacked over the weekend and recalled to the Fourth Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City where he is locked up.
Fourth Infantry Division commander Brig. Michael Kabango told Uganda Radio Network on Monday that some security personnel are encouraging the influx of locals inside the gazeted Zoka Central Forest Reserve and East Madi Wildlife Reserve.
According to security reports, three of the deceased persons hail from the Central part of Uganda while three others are local farmers of Madi origin. Their identities weren’t readily available by press time.
The burnt vehicles are registration numbers UAJ 737X and UBL 652X. Neighbours said that they were alerted by the vehicle's alarm system to intervene and put off the fire with water and sand.
Adjumani Resident District Commissioner Peter Taban Data told Uganda Radio Network on Wednesday the trucks were impounded during a joint operation conducted by the police, National Forestry Authority (NFA), and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), in Itirikwa Sub-county, Adjumani District.
In an intention to sue notice to the Daily Express and Goli, seen by our reporter, the UPDF Officer wants the online publication to take down stories, including those alleging that he has been frequently visiting Ngoro East with the intent of grabbing 300 acres of land for an Indian investor.
Brigadier Bony Bamwiseki, the Commander of the Fourth Division disclosed that more security personnel will be deployed in the area immediately adding that foot and motorized patrols have been enhanced to ensure maximum security.
Ignatius Draguddu, the Greater East Madi Police Spokesperson told URN on Monday morning that Draguddu is accused by residents of Apaa Township and Zoka area of attempted murder, torture, rape, and assault.
Moses Nyang, the Refugee Welfare Council three (RWC3) for Adjumani Refugee Settlements says many refugees especially those in Nyumanzi refugee settlement have rejected the idea to have rice instead of maize grains.
Last year, a group of refugees at the settlement interested in farming were tipped of an intervention to conduct communal farming with the host community in Dzaipi Sub-county.
Jogo said the decision follows an assessment conducted by OPM, WFP, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the West Nile region that found a dire need for food among refugees.
Residents in the area recently donated more than 1,500 acres of their idle land to implement the idea which had earlier been suggested by Local Government Minister Raphael Magezi last year to fight hunger.
Mahmud Dhoka one of the protesters says that the road had turned into a death trap for the locals due to its appalling state. He says they have so far lost three people and several others got injured due to the bad state of the road.
Uchiyama Takayuki, the Chief Representative of JICA in Uganda told URN that they have signed a partnership with the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) seeking to identify and promote football talents among the refugees in Pagirinya and their host communities.
Adjumani District Health Officer, Dr. Dominic Drametu, says they detected the cases while screening the new arrivals at the transit center. He says that their findings show that the affected children were not vaccinated against measles.
