Floods destroy Nebbi prison
Sep 14, 2011
The Uganda Prisons authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of inmates in Ragem Prison Ojiko in Wadelai sub-county, Nebbi district after floods destroyed the prison’s toilets and food.
By B. Okwthwengu
The Uganda Prisons authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of inmates in Ragem Prison Ojiko in Wadelai sub-county, Nebbi district after floods destroyed the prison’s toilets and food.
The prison and the neighbouring homes have been flooded for the last two weeks, rendering most roads impassable.
Nebbi district prisons commander John Olivia Okuonzi on Monday said: “The inmates and prison staff go to the bushes to answer calls of nature and that is risky for their health.â€
Ragem is the only government farm prison serving Nebbi and Zombo districts.
Okuonzi said 45 inmates had been transferred and another 74 were waiting to move to Paidha Government Prison in Zombo.
He appealed for help from humanitarian organisations and the Government.
Ministry of Relief and Disaster Preparedness to help the prison and people in Wadelai.
He said some of the crops destroyed included cassava, millet, sorghum, groundnuts and potatoes.
The Uganda Prisons authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of inmates in Ragem Prison Ojiko in Wadelai sub-county, Nebbi district after floods destroyed the prison’s toilets and food.
The prison and the neighbouring homes have been flooded for the last two weeks, rendering most roads impassable.
Nebbi district prisons commander John Olivia Okuonzi on Monday said: “The inmates and prison staff go to the bushes to answer calls of nature and that is risky for their health.â€
Ragem is the only government farm prison serving Nebbi and Zombo districts.
Okuonzi said 45 inmates had been transferred and another 74 were waiting to move to Paidha Government Prison in Zombo.
He appealed for help from humanitarian organisations and the Government.
Ministry of Relief and Disaster Preparedness to help the prison and people in Wadelai.
He said some of the crops destroyed included cassava, millet, sorghum, groundnuts and potatoes.