Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-six cattle raided by suspected Karamojong rustlers have been recovered by Local Defense Unit-LDU and local leaders in Agago district. The cows were recovered on Tuesday night during a manhunt for the suspected rustlers following their raid in Biwaga Parish in Lira-Kato Sub County on …
Read More »Police officers on spot for abetting illegal charcoal trade In Agago
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers in Agago District are on the spot for allegedly aiding illegal charcoal trade. This follows reports on the thriving commercial charcoal trade in the district despite the ban on commercial production and transportation of charcoal. The ban instituted during a full council meeting …
Read More »Border security tops priority of newly elected Agago LC V chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district chairperson elect, Leonard Opio Ojok has said that he will focus his five-year term on the fight against cattle theft. Agago district borders Abim and Kotido districts all in the Karamoja region and has been a hot spot of cattle raids by armed …
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