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Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspects Karamojong rustlers have shot dead Daniel Akom, the speaker of Kapeta sub-county in Kotido district, and his wife Jenifer Akidi. The couple was planning to sleep in their home when they were gunned down at around 8pm on Sunday night for unknown reasons.
Kapeta is one of the new sub-counties curved out of Kacheri sub-county. Moses Akena, the Kotido District Police Commander says that the couple was preparing to sleep inside their house when they were killed. According to Akena, a joint security force comprising the army and police have started hunting for the killers.
“We will get them and I know they are not very far. We want to ask the community members to cooperate with security to get rid of these criminals,” he said. Joseph Lomongin, the Kotido Chief Administrative Officer says that the continued attacks targeting local leaders in the district frustrate service delivery.
Kotido LCV chairperson Joseph Komol, says that the decision of the rustlers to target elected leaders is unfortunate. “How can they expect services to be delivered to them if they are killing the leaders?” he asked. Two months ago, suspected rustlers gunned down Abraham Lochen, the speaker of Kamoru sub-county.
This came a week after the rustlers also shot dead Moses Koryang, a Village Health Team member. Earlier, the rustlers also shot dead the LCIII chairperson of Napumpum sub-county Paul Lowok.
Moses Kinei, a resident of Kacheri trading centre in Kotido district said no civilian wants to associate with any security person fearing to be killed by the rustlers. “Security is calling for the support from the public but they are not bothered for the safety of the community members who volunteer information,” he said.
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R.i.p… But why leaders only in the same area??? Our freedom fighters and police should try by all means to get those killers… I sometimes ask my self, all guns should be in hands of updf, police & securico gards, why civilians? Government officers batugwaako…
I Lotiang Emmanuel,doesn’t tolerate the rustlers killing mission in Karamoja. I will deal with them me my self when am back to Karamoja. The late Akom Daniel was my best friend and we shared even the same bed at Kotido Secondary School. As a born of Kacheri sub county,i will deal with those assasins.
I urge and strongly recomend the government of Uganda to deal with Karamojong warriors by castrating those caught playing the black game. I Lotiang Emmanuel(jie Panda) the founder of Jie Talent Music have commented.
those rustlers must pay for their crimes with their lives, they must be slaughtered, why kill innocent people