Kasese district local
government has entered negotiations with Congolese government officials in
Ituri Province seeking to retrieve bodies of five Ugandans shot dead across the
border.
Throught Thursday,
there were reports in Kasese that two residents were shot and buried in the DRC
on News Years day in unknown circumstances.
Kasese district
Chairman Lt. Col. Mawa Muhindo on receiving the information crossed to the DRC
town of Kasindi where it was confirmed they were killed.
Lt. Col. Mawa quouted a
Congolese army official as saying that the five had crossed into the country
with military attire and armed with guns which threatened security in an area
where a number of militia groups of operate.
Notably among the dead that were buried in one
grave is Rwenzururu Kingdom deputy minister of Local Administration and
Mobilization Mr. Deogracious Kyoghero.
Kyoghero was also a
teacher at Bwera secondary school in Mpondwe-Lubiriha town council a border
town with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The district chairman
said it was not yet clear whether the team that has been known as civilians had
gone on a criminal mission in the DRC.
The Uganda Peoples
Defense Forces 305 brigade Public Relations Officer Lt. Ninsiima Rwemizuma was
not available for a comment. END
No comments:
Post a Comment