The Commander of the Land Forces, Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has warned the Karamojong warriors and cattle rustlers that they are coming with hell for them after they killed three geologists and three soldiers.
The three geologists working with Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and soldiers were killed by suspected Karamojong warriors.
“My Karimojong brothers! We have begged you to stop the life of robbery and violence. We have begged you to stop attacking your neighbours but to no avail! You have refused all our appeals! Well, now we are coming and hell is coming with us!” Muhoozi warned.
The bodies of three geologists and the three soldiers were recovered by the army after they were killed by suspected warriors.
The geologists were working with Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development while the UPDF soldiers had escorted the geologists.
The six are said to have been killed in Lotisan Sub-County, Morton district by a joint group of Turkana and Matheniko warriors and guns taken away from them.
The group was mapping surveys on Minerals and included a Makerere University student who was doing her internship with the Ministry.
The ongoing joint security forces operation, code named “Usalama Kwa Wote” against illegal guns and ammunitions in Karamoja sub-region has so far led to the recovery of 17 illegal guns, 1724 warriors arrested and 316 have been prosecuted.
The Commandant of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Karamoja Elias Kasirabo explained that the security forces will continue to put out of action any enemies of peace in the sub region irrespective of the changing tactics from the warriors.
The operation has also recovered 170 illegal riffles, 2232 Rounds of Ammunition and 15,558 stolen cattle since its inception in July 2021.
‘Usalama Kwa Wote’ loosely translated as ‘Peace for All’ aims at the total restoration of peace and security in Karamoja sub-region.
