Tag Archives: DRC militiamen

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert have applauded the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU personnel conducting operations on the lake for helping to stop the invasion of suspected DRC militiamen from invading them while on the lake. The FPU has been conducting operations against illegal fishing gear on …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six armed Congolese militiamen have robbed 15 boat engines on Lake Albert. The attack happened at around 5am near Kaiso landing site in Mbegu parish, Kabaale sub-county, Hoima district. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson says that the suspected Congolese militiamen that were dressed in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspected DRC militiamen have raided Lake Albert and robbed three boat engines. The armed militiamen raided the lake at around 2 am near Kaiso landing site in Kabaale sub-county Hoima district. They placed several fishermen at gunpoint and ordered them to surrender the engines. …

DRC militiamen crossed into Uganda and robbed boat engines from Ugandan fishermen who were held at gunpoint Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding ransom in order to return the 19 boat engines they robbed from fishermen on Lake Albert last Sunday. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The hope of recovering the four abducted Ugandan fishermen is fading four days after they were abducted. The fishermen only identified as Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga from Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish Buseruka sub county, were allegedly abducted on Thursday night from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four Ugandan fishermen have been abducted on Lake Albert in Hoima district by militiamen reportedly from the Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC. The abducted fishermen have only been identified as: Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga all attached to Kijangi landing site in Buseruka sub …