Alice Akello, the Arua Resident City Commissioner has warned the local council officials in the city against sleeping on their job but rather advised them to report any suspicious persons to authorities.
Security heads in the districts neighbouring
Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC in the West Nile sub region have called upon the
public to be vigilant amidst the Allied Democratic Forces –ADF threat.
Their concern follows the arrest
of over six suspected ADF collaborators in Arua city
and Arua district over the past two months bydetectives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI).The suspects whose identities have not
been revealed by the security are accused of purportedly registering locals to
join the rebel outfit that operates in the areas of Ituri province in DRC.
Alice Akello, the Arua Resident
City Commissioner says that bad elements like the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF
are taking advantage of lack of vigilance among the local councils to
recruit unsuspecting residents into subversive activities.She further warned
the local council officials in the city against sleeping on their job but
rather advised them to report any suspicious persons to authorities.
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According to Fetus Ayikobua, the
Maracha Resident District Commissioner, any person who thinks about overthrowing
the current government through subversive activities is wasting their time
noting that they will be defeated.
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In December last year, the Uganda
Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF captured at least eight suspected ADF rebels after
the insurgents attacked a village in Ntoroko district. One of the captured
children identified himself as someone from Arua city.
Meanwhile, Ham Muzamil Ezama, the
Deputy Resident District Commissioner Arua notes that there is need for the members
of the public to embrace neighborhood watch system. He also explains that they
have directed the local council chairpersons to register all new persons who
are coming into their areas.
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Jackson Atima, the Arua City Central Member of parliament has called upon parents to sensitize
the children against joining such groups who lure them with meagre
offers.
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Since November 2021, the UPDF together with the Armed Forces
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-FARDC have been engaged in offensives
against several ADF positions in North Kivu and neighbouring Ituri province to
the northeast of DRC.
