Paul Iriama said he decided to abandon his home following the threats from the warriors who are accusing him for actively participating in disarmament exercise.
The Gombolola Intelligent Security
Officer (GISO) of Apeitolim sub county in Napak district has fled his home after suspected warriors dropped a letter threatening his life. The letter was
allegedly dropped on Friday night at the gate inside his home in Apeitolim
trading center.
This incident comes a day after
unknown warriors shot and killed John Bosco Lopuli, the GISO of Lokopo sub county from his home in Nakichelet village.
Paul Iriama says he
decided to abandon his home following the threats from the warriors who are
accusing him of actively participating in disarmament exercises.
The authors of the letters said you
are already smelling death.’’ You and your team stop collecting our few guns,
go to kotido. Kotido people have finished our animals, leave us with our few
guns for protecting our animals, if not we shall start with you, the letter
reads.
Iriama says, a day before the
incident his friend who is a teacher alleged that he found some group of
warriors in the bar discussing about him while wondering why should be actively
participating in disarming his fellow Karamojong.
The authors accuse Iriama of being
actively leading the security forces to remove their few guns which they are owning
for protection.
‘’I’m living under fear and I no
longer sleep in my home, I’m spending a lot of money to pay the lodge for
accommodation while my wife is with her family,’’ he said.
According to him, the matter is
already reported to the security and they are investigating it including tracking
the said warriors who were in the bar talking about him.
//cue in ‘’it was around midnight
because’....//
//cue out ‘’she has gone to sleep
in their family.’’//
Currently, there are waves of
threats in the form of anonymous letters that have been sent to specific
individuals and dropped in different areas across the region, generally threatening
leaders to stop being involved in disarmament exercises.
Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd division
spokesperson said they have received several complaints from their associates
citing planned attacks by the warriors but they are following up the matter.
He said they are taking measures to
guarantee security of the GISO, although he refused to reveal any further
details.
