Age limit: Gun fire, teargas in Pader

Sep 26, 2017

The protesters lit up tires in the middle of the road and chanted anti-age limit slogans.

AGELIMIT | PADER

Gun fire and teargas on Tuesday orning rocked Pader town council as Police battled anti-age limit protesters who had blocked the roads leading to Pajule and Kalongo sub-counties.

The protesters, who had lit up tyres in the middle of the road, chanted slogans criticising the proposed move by some NRM MPs to lift the age limit in a Constitutional ammendment.

No injuries have yet been reported. The LC3 chairperson of Pader town council,  Fearless Wod-Acholi Kilama, who had earlier been arrested by the Police was rescued by the angry protesters, who over powered the Police.

By 8:40am, Police were still patrolling the streets.

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