President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to reactivate the force of Local Defence Units (LDUs) in areas surrounding Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Kibaale Forests, the forests in Kyenjojo and Kagadi, Semuliki National Park and Bwindi National Park to help in fighting ADF rebels following the recent attack in Kamwenge.
Museveni made the directive as he condemned the four armed terrorists that killed 10 people, last Monday night, around the huge Kibaale forest. The 10 were crop night watchmen against monkeys from the forest and some Bavuumbi (those who go for alcohol sessions). The latter were found in a small village bar.
“On account of these repeated atrocities by these infiltrators from Congo, I have directed the UPDF to reactivate the force of the LDUs in the areas surrounding Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Kibaale Forests, the forests in Kyenjojo and Kagadi, Semuliki National Park and Bwindi National Park. Since the terrorists cowardly attack soft targets in the form of unarmed civilians, we are reactivating our old method of transforming the village soft targets into lethal local hard points,” Museveni directed.
Museveni added that Uganda is not short of manpower but only needs deploying more resources to support the manpower.
One young girl escaped from the killers and was able to report the deadly action to the leaders.
“One young girl escaped from the killers. More could have escaped if they had been sensitized not to be docile when confronted by these killers. Those 4 killers are the remnants of the Njovu-Kamusu group of 10 that entered Uganda from Congo second round, some weeks ago. They had crossed back to Congo but came back. They are the group that killed the children of Nyabugaando School, killed the two tourists and their driver and burnt the onion truck. Two of them were killed in the waters of Lake Edward by the marines and their leader Njovu was injured, captured and he is now facing charges in court,” Museveni revealed.
Museveni has also directed the State House Comptroller (SHC) to send financial support to each of the families that lost their loved ones in Kamwenge and also to the girl who escaped from the killers and reported the incident. Adding, “The Woman MP for Kamwengye will coordinate this support with the office of the SHC.”
He applauded that the girl who escaped must be saluted because she is the one who alerted the area and he has asked the Woman MP and the SHC to bring her to him so that he thanks her for her bravery.
About a week ago, the CMI and the SFC Commandos destroyed a squad of 3 of that group including Kamusu that had replaced Njovu as the group leader. Kamusu was shot although we have not seen his dead body yet. The other two dead bodies and their guns were abandoned by the terrorists at the encounter point.
The terrorists were killing people using pangas because they were fearing to use bullets that would alert the population that is hostile to them.
He further revealed that this morning various air-platforms, attacked the terrorist leaders in Congo at 80km from the border and results will be obtained after some days.
