By Kyamanduma Patrick
At least five hundred combatants of the Allied Democratic Force-ADF rebel have been killed since the inception of Operation Shujja in DR-Congo in November 2021.
Another 50 rebels were captured alive while number of military equipment inducing SMGs and ammunitions were recovered.
While addressing stakeholders from Bukonzo county East at Kisinga town council headquarters yesterday, the minister for Defense Hon. Vicent Bamulangaki Ssempijja said the UPDF has made significant progress in fighting ADF in DR-congo. Hon. Ssempijja one speaking …
Sempijji however said internal collaborators of ADF in Uganda are to blame for full operationalization of the UPDF to fully wipe the ADF rebels.
He said intelligence indicated that the ADF-rebels had financed collaborators in Uganda to buy for them food but they disappointed them, reason to why they could have revenged to Uganda.
Hon. Sempijja two on collaborators…
The ADF rebels recently attacked Mpondwe-Lhubiriha community secondary school and the neighboring community killing over forty people including thirty seven students.
State Minister for National Guidance Hon. Godfrey Kabyanga called for patriotism and mindset change among the community than aiding collaboration with ADF-rebels. Hon. Kabyanga on ADF…
Mr. Sunday Peter Kakule, the chairperson G8 for Bukonzo County west asked government to expedite the process of rehabilitating security roads and revamp Local defense unit in the area.
Mr. Peter Kakule on Roads…
Kakule called for collaborated effort among security and the local community. END.