Daily Monitor
More than 14 people were on Sunday killed in a corssfire between the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers and Karamojong warriors in Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts.
The South Karamoja police spokesperson, Mr Michael Longole, confirmed that 10 of those killed were part of the warriors that had attacked Naonatau grazing area in Loputuk Sub-County in Moroto District.
“We received a message from the local residents of Loputuk Sub-County that their cows were being attacked at 2pm on Sunday by an unknown number of Karamojong warriors. We informed our sister force, the UPDF who joined us and swung into action,” he said on the phone on Tuesday.