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UPDF vehicle hits and kills Anglican priest on motorcycle in Kiru Town Council, Abim

Violence & Conflict Official claim Abim 21 Dec 2025 Severity: 4/5

Rev Bosco Achilla of Abim Old Saints Anglican Church was killed when a UPDF vehicle hit his motorcycle at Akado, Kiru Town Council, as he travelled to a Sunday service. Witnesses told Nile Post the vehicle was speeding and drove off without stopping; police sources said the driver had been arrested and the vehicle impounded at Abim Central Police Station.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Police sources at Abim Central Police Station (anonymous); they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

1 killed · 1 arrested or detained

Sources

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