John Chol Malou, aged 42, a police officer attached to Nimule Police Station in South Sudan was arrested with two others identified as Denise Ocan aged 38 and other unidentified South Sudan Army Officer.
The Acholi team that was set up to investigate the Apaa boundary dispute between the Amuru and Adjumani residents has said the Government neglected Apaa evictees despite their suffering.
Parliament has halted all activities on Apaa village untill president Museveni visits the area to resolve bitter land wrangles between Amuru and Adjumani districts.
Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South MP, says the violence escalated after the demarcation exercise. He says although the disputed areas could fall in any of the districts, he says this shouldnt make people leave in disharmony since any Ugandan is entitled to live anywhere.
Shortage of food, medical care facilities, education and land for cultivation are some of the stories refugees in Adjumani district tell as a summit in Kampala rallies the world to do more to meet their needs.
This comes after three people were killed and eight others critically injured in fresh clashes between the Madi from Juka in Adjumani district and Acholi in Apaa in Amuru district on Wednesday. Members of Parliament from the area have accused veteran politician, General Moses Ali, for inciting violence in what they call a ploy to grab land.
Adjumani woman MP Jessica Ababiku confirmed on Saturday that after she tabled the matter in Parliament a team of ministers led by the Minister for presidency Mary Karuru Okurut will starts their investigations in to the plunder of Zoka forest on August 9th
Relief organizations in Adjumani district have embarked on active surveillance following a suspected outbreak of meningitis that has so far affected 17 people.
