Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
According to the UPDF 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, two soldiers affiliated with South Sudan's SPLA-IO were arrested in Palabek refugee settlement in possession of grenades, submachine guns and ammunition. The Lamwo Resident District Commissioner said preliminary investigations indicated the weapons were smuggled across the Waligo border post hidden in sugarcane bundles, and that the suspects would be charged with unlawful possession and trafficking of firearms.
Official claim: These are the figures given by UPDF 5th Infantry Division spokesperson Lt. Hassan Kato; Lamwo RDC James Nabinson Kidega; they could not be checked independently.
2 arrested or detained