Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspected cattle thieves were on Tuesday morning lynched in Buwunga village, Buyanga sub county, Bugweri district. The deceased have been identified as Collins Male aged 23 years and 21 year old Isiiko Kalevu. It is reported that the duo were riding a motorcycle registration …
Read More »Three arrested for lynching suspected cattle thieves in Omoro
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Omoro district are holding three men who led a mob that lynched three suspected cattle thieves in Lakwana sub county, Omoro district on December 15th. The trio identified as Simon Peter Opiyo, Jimmy Opiyo, and Charles Ocan allegedly led a mob that …
Read More »Kakumiro mob kills two suspected cattle thieves
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob has lynched two suspected cattle thieves in Kakumiro district. The two raided the home of one of the residents at Katugu village in Nalweyo sub county on Sunday and attempted to steal cows. However, luck ran out for the suspects when one …
Read More »Residents want army detach established over influx of cattle theft
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Morolem village in Agago district have called on the army to establish a detach to help in combating the influx of Karimojong suspected cattle thieves. The call comes in the wake of a surge in the theft of cattle in the community that …
Read More »Agago youth form vigilantee group to fight Karamojong cattle thieves
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 youth and elderly men in Paimol Sub County, Agago district have formed a local vigilante group to fight off Karamojong cattle thieves in their area. This follows the recent surge in cattle raids by suspected armed Karamojong thieves from Kotido District in …
Read More »Agago vigilante group kills two suspected Karamojong cattle thieves
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local vigilantes in Agago district have killed two armed suspected Karamojong cattle thieves. The two were killed in a botched livestock raid from Paimol sub county on Tuesday Linos Ngompek, the Agago Resident District Commissioner told Uganda Radio Network in an interview Wednesday that the …
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