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Man wounds brother with arrow in family dispute over parliamentary race in Inde Town Council, Madi-Okollo

Violence & Conflict Single source Madi-okollo 4 Jan 2026 Severity: 3/5

According to police, a family argument over support for rival candidates for the Lower Madi parliamentary seat ended with a man shooting his brother in the groin with an arrow. West Nile police spokesperson SSP Josephine Angucia said the suspect had first quarrelled with their father and hit the brother when he intervened. Police registered the case as attempted murder; the suspect had not been arrested by press time.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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1 injured

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