LRA scare hampers Amongin Amuria visit

Dec 16, 2005

MAYHEM reigned as Amuria internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had gathered to meet disaster preparedness state minister Christine Amongin Aporu dispersed without meeting her due to a security scare.

By John Omoding
MAYHEM reigned as Amuria internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had gathered to meet disaster preparedness state minister Christine Amongin Aporu dispersed without meeting her due to a security scare.
Amongin was forced to cut short her day-long programme that was to cover Amuria district headquarters, Obalanga and Morungatuny sub-counties to mobilise Teso IDPs to return to their homes.
The President had directed that IDPs be mobilised to get back to their homes by December.
The IDPs, who were to meet the minister at Amuria district headquarters on Tuesday, fled after getting wind of rumours that LRA rebels were headed towards Teso.
Amongin (below) arrived at the venue a few minutes past 1:00pm, to find that the IDPs had fled.
amuria district interim chairman Robert said, “What happened is people saw a group of soldiers at Teso/Lango boarder and that caused panic among the people.”
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