Amuru District security officials were on Saturday blocked by the family members of the late Amuru acting Veterinary officer, Dr. Ochora Samuel from attending the burial of their son.
This comes a week after his mysterious death during an alleged crackdown to evict defiant migrant cattle keepers from Akee village in Kololo Parish, Amuru district in the wee hours of January 26th.
Dr. Ochora, 33 was laid to rest on Saturday 3rd February at his father’s home in Kirombe Cell in Bardege Layibi Division in Gulu City.
Security officials reported that the deceased was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a soldier, but the family has disputed the claims after no bullet was recovered from his body following a postmortem examination.
Godfrey Oryem, the deceased paternal uncle told the press on Saturday that the family is grieved by the fact that security officials in Amuru District haven’t given them a satisfactory account of what led to the death of their son.
He notes that the security personnel should have by now been in custody to answer the circumstances under which Dr. Ochora was killed but is free.
Oryem says the family is seeking justice for their deceased and demanding the truth from security officials for total healing from the grieving family members.
Dr. Ochora, an animal production specialist joined Amuru District Local Government as a veterinary officer in 2016. In 2022, he got a promotion as a senior veterinary officer, a position he served until his demise.
He was slated to graduate with a master’s degree in animal production and marketing from Gulu University this February.
