According to Okema, fifteen out of the nineteen explosives found in Nwoya have already been gathered in a safe place in Anaka Town Council by police only waiting to be detonated, while the other four are still in the communities.
A
total of 25 unexploded ordnances -UXOs have been found in Agago and Nwoya
districts.
The
devices believed to have been left behind during the Lord’s Resistance Army –LRA
insurgency in Northern Uganda were discovered by the local communities who
reported to police and other local leaders.
Jimmy
Patrick Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson revealed that six of
the unexploded ordnances were found in Agago while nineteen were found in Nwoya
district.
According
to Okema, fifteen out of the nineteen explosives found in Nwoya have already
been gathered in a safe place in Anaka Town Council by police only waiting to
be detonated, while the other four are still in the communities.
He
told URN on Monday afternoon that they have already notified the Counter Terrorism
Police who are expected to detonate the devices anytime this week.
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Jacklyn
Angwec, a resident of Kal Parish, Ongako Sub –County in Omoro district said
they discovered an unexploded ordnance in May last year at Kock Kor Primary
School garden but up to date, it has not yet been removed despite alerting police
and local leaders.
She
said the residents are living in fear as they say more of such devices may still
be in the area.
In
December last year, a grenade explosion killed two children and injured two
others in Lamwo district. The children, all residents of Abuka Village, Palabek
Gem Sub –County were said to be grazing animals in the field when they landed
on the explosive.
Jesse Johnson James
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