REWARD
Nov 24, 2002
THE army has put up a reward of sh20m for any person with information leading to the capture or killing of the Lord’s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony and any of his top 39 commanders.
Army puts sh20m price on Kony’s head
By Grace Matsiko, Chris Ochowun and Justin Moro
THE army has put up a reward of sh20m for any person with information leading to the capture or killing of the Lord’s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony and any of his top 39 commanders.
Kony is said to be hiding in southern Sudan with 14 of the rebel commanders. They include Tabuley, Lakati, Banya, Trigger Okello, Charles Otim, Michael Odongo, Onek, Lt. Col. Onen Kamdulu, Labal Piny, Cosmas Adyebo, Alit, Opoka (not James Opoka) and Abugada.
The army listed 25 names of LRA commanders “hiding†in isolated places in northern Uganda. The names included that of Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye’s political assistant, James Opoka. Others were Vincent Otti, Okello Matata, Tolbert Nyeko, Caesar Acelam, Raska Lukwiya, Okot Odyambo, Ochan Bunia and Opio Makas.
The list also included Dominic Ongwen, Bogi, Opiro Anaka, Kweyelo, Livingstone Opiro, Abudema Buk, Sam Obotolong, Sam Lagoga, Lapany Kwara, Wod Paco (Onyee), Pokot, Akuru, Okuru, Lamola, Aboro and Opio.
A press statement from the UPDF northern Uganda command released on Saturday, said any of the commanders and their juniors would not be hunted down if they agreed to re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul in southern Sudan.
“Any person that shall lead the UPDF to the killing or capture of any of the above LRA commanders shall be given a reward of sh20m and any rebel inter
ested in peace and accepts to re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul (southern Sudan), the UPDF shall not hunt them but instead provide them with food, medicine and other logistics,†the unsigned three-page statement said.
The army spokesman, Major Shaban Bantariza, said the statement was issued by the military command in the north.
The statement said the rebels had another option of benefiting from the Amnesty Law, which is still open to all armed belligerents who opt for peaceful negotiations.
“The LRA ability to sustain the war is diminishing with every passing day. The rebels have found it impossible to withstand the UPDF firepower and as such, the rebel commanders have resulted to hiding.
“They are short of ammunition and other logistical supplies,†the statement added.
It said, “their (rebels) action is a signal for imminent total defeat and the UPDF shall continue the offensive until the rebel remnants are completely annihilated.
“It is at this crucial turning point of the war that the UPDF calls on peace loving Ugandans to rise up and join the hunt against Kony and his bandits,†the statement said.Ends
By Grace Matsiko, Chris Ochowun and Justin Moro
THE army has put up a reward of sh20m for any person with information leading to the capture or killing of the Lord’s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony and any of his top 39 commanders.
Kony is said to be hiding in southern Sudan with 14 of the rebel commanders. They include Tabuley, Lakati, Banya, Trigger Okello, Charles Otim, Michael Odongo, Onek, Lt. Col. Onen Kamdulu, Labal Piny, Cosmas Adyebo, Alit, Opoka (not James Opoka) and Abugada.
The army listed 25 names of LRA commanders “hiding†in isolated places in northern Uganda. The names included that of Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye’s political assistant, James Opoka. Others were Vincent Otti, Okello Matata, Tolbert Nyeko, Caesar Acelam, Raska Lukwiya, Okot Odyambo, Ochan Bunia and Opio Makas.
The list also included Dominic Ongwen, Bogi, Opiro Anaka, Kweyelo, Livingstone Opiro, Abudema Buk, Sam Obotolong, Sam Lagoga, Lapany Kwara, Wod Paco (Onyee), Pokot, Akuru, Okuru, Lamola, Aboro and Opio.
A press statement from the UPDF northern Uganda command released on Saturday, said any of the commanders and their juniors would not be hunted down if they agreed to re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul in southern Sudan.
“Any person that shall lead the UPDF to the killing or capture of any of the above LRA commanders shall be given a reward of sh20m and any rebel inter
ested in peace and accepts to re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul (southern Sudan), the UPDF shall not hunt them but instead provide them with food, medicine and other logistics,†the unsigned three-page statement said.
The army spokesman, Major Shaban Bantariza, said the statement was issued by the military command in the north.
The statement said the rebels had another option of benefiting from the Amnesty Law, which is still open to all armed belligerents who opt for peaceful negotiations.
“The LRA ability to sustain the war is diminishing with every passing day. The rebels have found it impossible to withstand the UPDF firepower and as such, the rebel commanders have resulted to hiding.
“They are short of ammunition and other logistical supplies,†the statement added.
It said, “their (rebels) action is a signal for imminent total defeat and the UPDF shall continue the offensive until the rebel remnants are completely annihilated.
“It is at this crucial turning point of the war that the UPDF calls on peace loving Ugandans to rise up and join the hunt against Kony and his bandits,†the statement said.Ends