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Four South Sudanese rebels transferred to UPDF 4th Division Headquarters in Gulu
The fight, which erupted at about 9:00am on Thursday last week, left one female civilian, Irena Jaina Roba, a South Sudanese refugee living in Nyambiri parish, killed by a stray bullet.
Tik Rai bandaged arm, Rang Wiyuaa, and Gatuoch Tuk before they were transfered to Gulu UPDF 4th Division. (Credit: Joseph Jurua)
By: Robert Ariaka and Joseph Jurua, Journalists @New Vision
KOBOKO - The security team in Koboko, led by the Resident District Commissioner RDC Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, handed over four South Sudanese rebels to the Uganda People's Defence Forces UPDF 4th Division headquarters in Gulu.
The arrested rebels who have been transferred to Gulu are Gabriel Rang, 30 years, Tik Rai, 40 years, Rang Wiyuaa, 30 years and Gatuoch Tuk, 23 years.
Rang and Rai sustained injuries to the leg and the right arm, respectively.
Established as rebels of Nuer tribe from South Sudan, the group were picked up from Koboko on Tuesday morning in a UPDF ambulance and transported to Gulu, 4th Division headquarters.
The rebel groups identified as the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) and its military wing are the primary anti-government and opposition political-military faction in South Sudan; the National Salvation Front (NAS) is an armed opposition and rebel group in South Sudan and a group of armed robbers along South Sudan - Uganda border on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
The group were have been held at Koboko Central Police Station for five days following a fight that broke out between rebel groups in South Sudan in Kaya town near the Uganda-South Sudan border.
The fight, which erupted at about 9:00am on Thursday last week, left one female civilian, Irena Jaina Roba, a South Sudanese refugee living in Nyambiri parish, killed by a stray bullet.
She got entangled in the fight in Gbaranya village, South Sudanese side, after they had gone to the garden, while Celina Tabu survived with injuries and is receiving treatment in Koboko Hospital.
The group were have been held at Koboko Central Police Station for five days following a fight that broke out between rebel groups in South Sudan in Kaya town near the Uganda-South Sudan border.
The fight, which erupted at about 9:00am on Thursday last week, left one female civilian, Irena Jaina Roba, a South Sudanese refugee living in Nyambiri parish, killed by a stray bullet.
She got entangled in the fight in Gbaranya village, South Sudanese side, after they had gone to the garden, while Celina Tabu survived with injuries and is receiving treatment in Koboko Hospital.
Out of the four rebels transferred to Gulu, two sustained injuries
The Ugandan authorities established that the clash erupted after the SPLA-IO accused the NAS and armed robbers of robbing and destabilising the daily activities of the civilian communities following several accusations by the government of South Sudan.
Another unestablished rebel group is in Gbaranya village in Kaya Morobu County, adjacent to Lokemuru village, Nyambiri parish, Kuluba sub-county, Koboko district, causing unrest along the Uganda-South Sudan border.
The RDC Mpimbaza disclosed that the security situation in Kuluba sub-county near the Uganda-South Sudan border point is calm and under control, with normal business resuming at the border point.
Security has maintained deployment along the border to avert any threats to the civilian population, monitoring areas of Mugujai and Lokemuru villages in Nyambiri Parish, Kuluba sub-county.
The RDC warned appeals to the civilian population to avoid crossing to the volatile conflict areas in Kaya which poses a threat to traders on the S. Sudan side. He also warned South Sudanese nationals who continue to cross to their country to farm to stop exposing their lives to attack by the rebels.
The Ugandan authorities established that the clash erupted after the SPLA-IO accused the NAS and armed robbers of robbing and destabilising the daily activities of the civilian communities following several accusations by the government of South Sudan.
Another unestablished rebel group is in Gbaranya village in Kaya Morobu County, adjacent to Lokemuru village, Nyambiri parish, Kuluba sub-county, Koboko district, causing unrest along the Uganda-South Sudan border.
The RDC Mpimbaza disclosed that the security situation in Kuluba sub-county near the Uganda-South Sudan border point is calm and under control, with normal business resuming at the border point.
Security has maintained deployment along the border to avert any threats to the civilian population, monitoring areas of Mugujai and Lokemuru villages in Nyambiri Parish, Kuluba sub-county.
The RDC warned appeals to the civilian population to avoid crossing to the volatile conflict areas in Kaya which poses a threat to traders on the S. Sudan side. He also warned South Sudanese nationals who continue to cross to their country to farm to stop exposing their lives to attack by the rebels.