All the passengers on the boat, which capsized near Kamina landing site, were on a journey that Started from Ndaiga landing site to Lukwange in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they sell fish and buy merchandise.
The boat which had 18 passengers travelling from Ndaiga Landing Site to the Democratic Republic of Congo capsized near Kamina Landing site in Ndaiga Sub County at around 7 a.m. on Monday. Six of the passengers were rescued alive.
The deceased refugee Identified as Mandero Jaandengidu 25 is said to have escaped from Kyangwali refugee settlement area last week to go and carry out fishing activities on the lake Albert waters.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network on Tuesday that the crocodile grabbed Nema when she went to wash clothes on Lake Albert shores around 5pm on Monday evening.
Rogers Tumwesige, one of the affected fishermen, says that four armed men dressed in Congolese military uniforms put them at gun point and ordered them to surrender whatever they had on them. He says that after executing their mission, the militiamen crossed to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Deo Obura, the Albertine Region Police Commander told URN on Monday that they decided to call off the search since they have recovered the bodies of all the people believed to have drowned.
The boat was carrying more than 60 footballers and fans from Fofo landing site in Buseruka Sub County to Runga landing site in Kigorobya Sub County for a friendly football match when the tragedy occurred. It capsized a few meters from Fofo landing site after setting off killing at least 30 people.
Museveni says he has well-trained dedicated and modernized security personnel that are supposed to protect Ugandans on the lake should any attacks happen to them anymore. He says soon he is going to deploy operatives with vast skills of protecting Ugandans while on the lake to prevent any possible attacks.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network this morning that the operatives raided Sebigoro landing site around 11pm and started confiscating immature fish from fishermen.
