The operations were led following the intelligence that suspected ten South Sudanese National were spotted entering the park through the porous borders to hunt wild animals.
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Guns recovered from the Sudanese Nationals who were illegally poaching in the Kidepo National Game Park.
Joint Security Forces in Karenga district have shot dead
four South Sudanese nationals over illegal poaching in the Kidepo National Game Park.
The incident happened on 19th July 2024 at around 7:00 Am in
Moru- etom hill, Naseparwae village, Kawanakol Sub County.
The poachers were killed after coming in contact with
the Joint Security Forces together with the Uganda Wildlife Authority who were carrying out operations
around the Kidepo Valley Park.
The operations were led following the intelligence
information that ten South Sudanese nationals were spotted entering the park
through the porous borders to hunt wild animals.
Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police
Spokesperson said that the forces found when poachers had already killed two
buffaloes.
Longole noted the poachers were then confronted by the Joint Security
Forces in an exchange of fire. He confirmed that four poachers were killed in a fire
exchange with the forces while four guns, five bows, and ten arrows were
recovered.
Longole said that the security forces have teamed up with
UWA management to monitor the National game park following a series of illegal
poaching of wildlife.
The wildlife authority had previously raised a concern about
the illegal poaching of wild products at the border between Karenga district
and South Sudan forcing wild animals like buffaloes and elephants to migrate
towards the districts of Kotido, Kaabong, and Abim for safety.
The elephants
have been destroying the community forcing people to flee their homes and
others abandoning farm gardens.
