Army kills 3 Karimojong warriors

Aug 25, 2008

A SHOOTOUT between the UPDF and the Karimojong warriors left three dead on Thursday. The warriors were gunned down in Orom sub-county, Kitgum

By Bonney Odongo

A SHOOTOUT between the UPDF and the Karimojong warriors left three dead on Thursday. The warriors were gunned down in Orom sub-county, Kitgum, after they raided 14 head of cattle, said Capt. Deo Akiiki, the UPDF 5th Division spokesman.
Akiki said three guns, eight bullets and the cattle were recovered.

He added that the warriors also killed Cpl. Joseph Kato, a UPDF soldier. They also injured two civilians, Akiki said.

The captain said the incident would not deter them from continuing to disarm the warriors.

“We shall maintain the momentum until the last gun is got from these warriors.”
He described the recent incursion as an attempt by the Karimojong warriors to divert the attention of the army from the disarmament programme aimed at riding the region of illegal guns.

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