Apaa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspects are in custody at Adjumani police station in connection to the recent arson attack in Apaa township bordering Adjumani and Amuru districts. Stephen Odong Latek, the Amuru Resident District Commissioner says that the suspects were picked up in a security crackdown in the …
Read More »Two arrested over deadly clashes in disputed Apaa area
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities in Adjumani district are holding two people in connection to deadly clashes that claimed the life of one person and left two others severely injured last week in the disputed Apaa area in Ngoro village, Itirikwa sub county. The suspects, a 50-year-old woman …
Read More »Can everlasting peace reign in disputed Apaa township?
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has been close to three months of relative calm in Apaa township, a disputed fertile strip of land at the borders of Amuru and Adjumani districts in Northern Uganda. But Abraham Opiro, a resident of Lulai Parish in Apaa village is skeptical that this …
Read More »Apaa conflict: Acholi leaders threaten to pitch camp in contested land
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi leaders have threatened to pitch camp in the contested Apaa township between Adjumani and Amuru districts until the government finds a lasting solution to the land dispute in the area. The resolution was arrived at on Monday during a joint consultative meeting of the …
Read More »Residents want Apaa township turned into semi-autonomous sub county
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents want Apaa township turned into a semi-autonomous sub county to curb conflicts over ownership of the area. Ancestral ownership of Apaa township which borders Amuru and Adjumani districts measures approximately 42 square kilometres and is highly contested between the Madi of Adjumani and Acholi …
Read More »48 arrested for terrorizing Apaa township residents
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel on Tuesday arrested 48 people for allegedly terrorizing residents of Apaa township. They were arrested by the police and the army during a crackdown following attacks on residents of the area. The fourth division army spokesperson, Lt. Kato Ahmad Hassan says that the …
Read More »Acholi chiefdom protests gov’t plan to resettle Apaa residents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi chiefdom has joined Acholi Parliamentary group in protesting the cabinet decision to compensate residents of disputed Apaa Township in Amuru district. The February cabinet decision proposes a relocation and resettlement package of 10 Million shillings, 20 bags of cement and unspecified number of …
Read More »Opposition MPs blocked from visiting displaced Apaa residents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven opposition Members of Parliament have been blocked from visiting displaced residents of Apaa Township in Juka Trading Center. The more than 700 residents were displaced by a spate of renewed violence in Acholi Ber and Goro B villages in Apaa Township. On Thursday, Members …
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