By Steven Ariong
At least eight suspected cattle rustlers were Friday shot dead in clashes with Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers.Authorities said Saturday that the suspected rustlers who had crossed from Moroto were shot and killed in a fire exchange that lasted about four hours at Kailong village in Lokopo Sub County in Napak where they had raided cattle on Christmas night.Residents said the shooting left them tensed as it disorganized their Christmas celebrations.Brig Joseph Balikudembe, the UPDF 3rd Division Commander confirmed the shooting and added that five guns were recovered.He also confirmed that the army lost one soldier while three others were critically injured.“They were many in number and they got our soldiers on alert so they engaged our soldiers and they tried to drive away the animals but later they were overpowered,” he said.Brig Balikudembe appealed to the political and kraal leaders to join hand and fight against the persistent cattle rustling in the area. Advertisement
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