The fighting broke out when one Jimmy Byakora, a Munyoro and resident of kemigere-Rusoona village in Kabwoya Sub County, failed to pay an Alur farmer. It is reported that the farmer was assaulted by Byakora and his family members when he went to demand his wages on Wednesday evening.
Police in Hoima has arrested seven people in connection with tribal clashes that erupted between the Banyoro and Alur communities in Kabwoya Sub County.
The fighting broke out when one Jimmy Byakora, a Munyoro and resident of kemigere-Rusoona village in Kabwoya Sub County, failed to pay an Alur farmer. It is reported that the farmer was assaulted by Byakora and his family members when he went to demand his wages on Wednesday evening.
As a result, he mobilized his tribesmen who stormed Byakora's family on Thursday and in vengeance, destroyed nine houses owned by the Banyoro in the area. Five people were critically injured in the attack. They are admitted to Kabwoya Health Center III.
Hoima District Police Commander Bernard Akankwasa told Uganda Radio Network that seven of the attackers have been arrested and are now detained at Kyangwali Police Station. He, however, declined to divulge details of the arrests for fear of Jeopardizing police investigations
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He says police and the UPDF will remain deployed in the area to avert any possible clashes between the two tribes.
The events come barely one week after tribal clashes erupted between the Lendu and Bagegere communities in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo forcing thousands of Congolese to flee to Nkondo and Sebigoro Landing sites in Kabwoya Sub County, Hoima district.
Such clashes have been a common occurrence in Hoima district over the years. At least 20 houses were burnt in 2014 during clashes between Bahima herdsmen and Alur farmers in Kigorobya Sub County. The area has also seen clashes between Bagungu communities and pastoralists in the area.
