Captain Kato says that the claims are just mere propaganda and fallacy aimed at soiling the image of Ugandan troops so that it derail and divert the attention of its process of withdrawal from the mission as directed by the mandate.
Peter Taban Data, the Adjumani Resident District Commissioner Peter Taban Data explains that the move is to deter more people from entering in the disputed area to engage in illegal activities like charcoal burning and illegal lumbering which often incites conflict.