Aswa Region confirmed 48 places across Acholi sub region that shall display fireworks, Jimmy Patrick Okema the police public relation officer for Aswa River Region while addressing journalists in Gulu during the news conference said the places that have been granted to display fireworks must advertise widely using local media in order not to mislead and disappoint community.
He added that the fireworks to be displayed must be of 1.5 types and should only take five minutes and all the area district police commanders have the authority to stop the display if not satisfied with the guideline they have to adhere to.
The fire work materials will be kept at the central police stations and shall be escorted and supervised by counter terrorism personnel in the respective places of displays and any firework materials not displayed must be handed to the counter terrorism and the display must be conducted by a person with explosive plaster licenses to avoid injuries while tasking the public against making too much alarm as they usher in to the new year since it confuses police who will be on duty making them to be suspicious .
A total of 762 fireworks will be displayed country wide this year.