Daily Monitor
Friday February 26 2021
Aler community members attend a meeting convened by the Lira District security committee at the disputed land on Monday. PHOTO/ PATRICK EBONG.
Summary
The disputed land measures about 1,500 acres.
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Last week, the groups armed with spears and machetes attacked each other over the land.
The first group allegedly burnt down pine tree plantations belonging to a member of the second group prompting the security committee to convene a meeting to defuse the tension.
During a security meeting on Monday, locals who have been farming on the disputed land were directed not to touch it for at least two weeks as members of the two groups were made to sit separately.
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