Residents of Guda village, Pugoda East parish Namokora sub-county in Kitgum district have today woke up in somber mood following the death of one of their local members who was discovered dead in his grass thatched house.
Lifeless Arop Daniel aged 39 was today in the morning discovered hanging on a rope by his wife who had just returned from Kungul village Omiya-Pacuha sub -county in Agago district from picking their daughter who was living with their relatives.
Okema Samuel, one of the locals told favour FM that the deceased recently had a misunderstanding with his wife who reported him to the elders to tame Arop, now deceased, not to spending the money they had raised from selling one of their butchered cow on Christmas day on drinking but to keep for paying school fees for their children.
Okema further stated that the elder had resolved this disagreement and since then, the pair were reportedly living in harmony however the deceased were yesterday spotted at Guda trading centre while drinking alcohol excessively.
Geoffrey Opyet, the Namokora sub county LCIII chairperson Confirmed this incident saying police have visited the scene of crime and have guided the family to bury their son after establishing that the deceased had succumbed to committing sucide by hanging.
Opyet reveals that his people are currently engaging in numbers of unliked activities such as alcoholism, rape, theft, fighting due to persistent invasion of stray animals from Karenga conservation area which destroyed their garden grown and homes, persistent cattle raiding by suspected Karamojong raiders and negative effect of climates change the factors he says has negatively affected the social -economic status and mental well being many local.
Local leaders are now appealing to the development partners and NGOs in the district, especially those that their operation focuses on psychosocial support to render their services to the people of Namaokora who are battling with adverse mentally challenges.
