#Amuru district News

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Elegu businessman sets ablaze his own car in protest against police denying him justice

  A 49-year-old businessman identified as Balidawa Suudi on Tuesday evening shocked residents of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District when he set ablaze his own car registered number UBE 852E,

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RDC Odong Latek goes for leave, DPC and Deputy DISO transferred amidst Amuru DVO death controversy

  Amuru Resident District Commissioner Odong Stephen Latek has been sent for a leave while the District Police Commander (DPC) and the District Internal Security  (DISO) of Amuru have rep

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Pamuca princess triumph in PLE exams, Eezzy to pay her first term fees and requirements

  A 14-year-old Princess, Lamaro Prudence Amayao, the first daughter to Rwot Onen Moses of Pamuca chiefdom in Amuru district triumphed in the 2023 PLE examination after scoring aggregates 7

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MP Gilbert Olanya demands immediate arrest and removal of Amuru RDC, DISO and DPC

  Kilak South MP Hon Gilbert Olanya is demanding immediate removal and arrest of Amuru District RDC Odong Stephen Latek from the office over the saddened death of Amuru acting Veterinary offic

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Amuru security blocked from attending the burial of the late veterinary officer as they seek Justice for their son

  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. Thi

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Family of shot Amuru Vet officer demands clarity on the death of their son

  The parents of former acting Amuru District Veterinary Officer Samuel Ochora are demanding leaders and security personnel in Amuru district to explain with clarity the circumstances that led

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Amuru Veterinary officer shot dead by security officer while on duty

  Amuru District Acting Veterinary Officer, Dr Ochora Samuel was on Thursday night shot dead by a security officer while on duty. Odong Stephen Latek, the Amuru RDC said a negligent dischar

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Video: ARLPI appeals Judicial commission of inquiry on Apaa to expedite their functions

  Religious leaders in Northern Uganda under their umbrella body Acholi religious leaders peace initiative- ARLPI are concerned about the unresolved land conflict  in Apaa, the land that

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Amuru youth earns big from offloading impounded charcoal

  About 22 local youth from Amuru town council who were on Tuesday temporarily contracted to offload a total of 1,187 sacks of impounded charcoal from inside three big trucks have disclosed th

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UPDF detains senior army officer over the disputed Apaa land after sacking him from office

  The army has sacked one of its senior officers under the 501 brigade for negligence following clashes over the disputed Apaa land that resulted in the death of six people and left 11 others

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Gov't moves to auction cattle impounded from balaalo herdsmen

  The government has issued a three-day ultimatum for non-compliant balaalo herdsmen to remove their cattle from Gulu and Amuru districts. The Minister for State for Northern Uganda, Grace

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Over 70 houses burnt, several injured as fight for 40 square mile Apaa land escalates

  Apaa is gripped by fresh tension as 74 houses were set ablaze, leaving three individuals severely injured in an overnight attack. The clash stems from the longstanding feud between the Ma

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Barbed wires on high market as president’s 3-weeks ultimatum close to ends

  UPDF Intelligence report has established that hardware dealers and roofing in both Gulu and Kampala are making a number of sales of their barbed wire since the president issued executive ord

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Government auctions impounded charcoal in Northern Uganda

  Hundreds of people living in mid Northern Uganda, Lango and Acholi sub region are thronging at the National Forestry Authority regional office in Gulu city to purchase for themselves sacks o

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Museveni gives three weeks to Balaalo in non-fenced farmland to leave Greater North

  President Museveni has on Friday ordered the Balaalo with non-fenced farmland in the greater North to leave the region within three weeks. The Greater North sub-regions which are being oc

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Acholi chief condemned hooliganism committed unto Rwot Apire

  A section of cultural chiefs under Apire’s faction has in a strongest term condemned the recent act of hooliganism and violence committed against Rwot Richard Santos Apire and his team

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MP Lamwaka asks Acoli leaders to put emotions aside when dealing with balaalo issues

  The Omoro District Woman Member of Parliament Hon. Catherine Lamwaka who doubles also as wife to Gen. Charles Otema Awany has appealed to Acoli leaders to abandon emotions when dealing with

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MP Akol Asks Museveni To Apologize To The People Of Acholi Over Apaa Statement

  The Kilak North Member of Parliament, Anthony Akol is demanding a public apology from President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over what he described as a ‘’reckless statement on Apaa&rs

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Acholi Chief Walks 90km In Protest Over Gruesome Killing Of Apaa Residents

  Members of Acholi Parliamentary Group, clan chiefs and hundreds of protestors this morning (Saturday 9th) joined the Paramount Chief Rwot of Acholi, Rwot David Onen Acana II to match to Apaa

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Apaa Land; Four Lives Lost As Violence Erupts Between Acholi and Madi Communities Again

  Four people have been killed while 35 grass-thatched huts razed following an attack by unknown assailants in the disputed Apaa Township. The deceased were attacked on Wednesday by assaila

Four Killed, Several Injured In Fresh Attack In Apaa Township

  Four people have reportedly been killed by suspected armed assailants who are believed to have originated from Madi in a fresh attack on villages in Apaa Township, Amuru District. Accordi

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Three People Killed, Six Others Injuried Along Atiak-Juba Highway Road Crash

  Three people including a South Sudanese girl were yesterday killed in a head-on collition involving two vehicles Paboo Town council in Amuru District along Atiak-Juba Highway. Six of the

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Alcohol Drinking Competition Leaves One Lifeless In Amuru

  There was change in things from victory to life loss in Amuru District as a man life was cut short after winning the drinking competition. Report obtained by LuoTunes.com has it, Julious

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Apaa Land Conflict; Recent Attacks Leave More Unanswered Questions

  Recent attacks between the Acholi and Madi community have left at least 21 houses burnt, with scores homeless while others are nursing injuries.  With counter accusations majorly res

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MP Gilbert Olanya Re-Arrested Outside Amuru Magistrate Court Premise

  Ever since the launch of ''Let's All Protect Our Environment'' campaign to end up the charcoal dealing business in Northern Uganda, MP Gilbert Olanya has been facing it r

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Angry Apaa Residents Storms Ker Kwaro Acoli With Three Black Coffins

  A section of displeasured residents from Apaa township have on Wednesday, 22, February, 2023 stormed Ker Kwaro Acoli protesting over their land in Apaa.  The men and women carried th

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Acholi Leaders Set To Go On Strike Over Apaa Land

  Some Acholi leaders are planning to go on strike on Friday 24, 2023 over Apaa Land at Awere playground. This comes after a directive issued by the office of the Prime Minister that they m

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We Have Given You Three Months To Vacate Apaa Land If Not We Shall Evict You Forcefully - Rt Hon Nabbanja Tells Residents

  The government of Uganda has given three months to the Acholi and Madi people living in Apaa land to leave the area in less than four months after being compensated. The affected resident

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36 South Sudanese Nationals Survive Death In Amuru District

  A total of 36 South Sudanese nationals are nursing severe injuries sustained from an accident that occurred in Amuru on Monday evening. The victims sustained critical injuries when the Ti

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Amuru District Registers 174 Cases Of Tuberculosis

  Geoffrey Ocan, Secretary health Amuru said that the cases were registered during a community testing and treatment exercise, conducted in September and October this year. Ocan explained t

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Prison Commander Collapses, Dies At A Lodge In Nwoya

  Police in Nwoya District are currently investigating the sudden death of Charles Ochakacon, the Division Prisons Commander attached to Amuru and Nwoya districts. The 54-year-old officer r

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Man Stung To Death By A Swarm Of Bees In Amuru District

  A 75 year old man has reportedly been stung to death by a swarm of bees in Arii village in Labala county in Amuru District. Alfred Labalpiny, the Pabbo Sub County LC III chairperson ident

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Elegu Man Commits Suicide After Picking Quarrels With Wife

  A 40-year-old man has committed suicide by ingesting himself with an unknown poisonous substance. The deceased has been identified as Apollo Thomas Okeny resident of Bibia West village, E

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NRM Chairpersons In Amuru Receives Motorcycles

  The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party sub-county and town council chairpersons in Amuru District have today received their motorcycles. The 13 motorcycles we're given by th

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Gov't Should Take Over Elegu Border Point Control - Gilbert Oulanya Calls On Gov't

  Kilak South County Member of Parliament Hon Gilbert Oulanya has called on government to take control of Elegu border point which is now registering high COVID-19 positive cases daily. Gilbert

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