Speaking to hundreds of Christians who gathered to celebrate Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Parish- Lwala day, Bishop Eciru said that he would withdraw priests from the Parish should the insecurity continue.
Rt. Rev. Joseph Eciru Oliac, the Bishop of Soroti Catholic Diocese is considering withdrawing priests from Our Lady of
Assumption Catholic Parish in Lwala in Kalaki district citing insecurity. The Bishop is particularly enraged about the increasing cases
of theft and threats directed at the clergy in Lwala Parish.
Last month, a mob killed a man
identified as John Adipa for allegedly vandalizing the fence of Lwala
Girls to steal angle bars. Adipa’s luck ran out when the security guard
made an alarm drawing the attention of the residents. It’s also reported that unknown assailants have
been breaking into the convent to steal property belonging to the Priests.
In June, an unidentified person stole a laptop belonging to the Parish Priest, Fr. Deogratius Tembo Okonye. However, when one of the suspects was arrested and paraded
to Court, it is alleged that his family issued threats to the clerics prompting
Fr. Okonye to abandon the parish in protest.
Speaking to hundreds of Christians who gathered to celebrate Our
Lady of Assumption Catholic Parish- Lwala day, Bishop Eciru said that he would
withdraw priests from the Parish should the insecurity continue.
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Samuel Okello, the Kalaki LC V Chairperson told the Bishop that the
district security team had taken up the matter and resolved to establish a
police post in the Parish premises to tackle the cases of insecurity. Okello said that they have allocated
funds for the construction of the office and accommodation for the police post
in Lwala, adding that construction work has commenced.
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Edinson Muhangi, the Kalaki District Police
Commander, says that police have commenced investigations into
the matter. He revealed that so far, one suspect, Emmanuel Ebamu has been
arrested and paraded to court over the theft of the Priest’s laptop.
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Dr. Clement Kenneth Ongalo Obote,
the Kalaki county Member of Parliament who doubles as the Minister of State
for Teso Affairs pledged to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the parish premises to eliminate wrong elements.
