Bush burning is a common practice in West Nile during the dry season, which runs from January to March. People often set bushes on fire to regenerate fresh pasture, hunt wild animals, or simply out of curiosity.
Akwero had long yearned to use part of the 28-acre piece of the disputed customary land which belonged to her late husband for farming to take care of her eight orphans.
According to reports, Okao and a group of about 30 individuals, who were returning from a disco at Brun’s Night Club, blocked the road and began waylaying pedestrians. Attempts by bystanders to disperse the group proved unsuccessful, leading to a police intervention.
