By Editorial
At least six people have been injured in a fresh revenge attack by machete-wielding men in the contested Apaa land that borders Amuru and Adjumani districts.
The victims, five of whom are from the Madi community and another from Western Uganda were reportedly attacked on Thursday from their gardens in Molokodi Trading Center in Itirikwa Sub-county.
The Itirikwa Sub-County Chairperson Jesus Iranya confirmed the attack to journalists in an interview yesterday saying two of the victims sustained severe injuries.
He identified them as Daniel Ira and Albino Zelebu who are currently receiving medical treatment from Mungula Health Center IV.
Iranya however believes that the attackers suspected to be from the Acholi community retaliated following an earlier altercation between the two communities on land.
He also suspects some invisible hand could be fuelling the attacks given the fact that peace had prevailed in the area for a year now.
On Friday, security personnel comprising the police and army visited the crime scene and arrested four suspects and blood-stained machetes retrieved as exhibits. ENDS