The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a manhunt for armed assailants who attacked farmers at Lipan farmland on early Sunday morning, leaving two men hospitalized and a woman briefly abducted.
The raid occurred around dawn at a site locally known as “T-Junction,” which connects Namokora North to Madi Opei Sub-county in Lamwo District and Akilok in Orom East Sub-county, Kitgum District.
The area sits along Uganda’s porous border with South Sudan, a corridor that has seen recurrent attacks on farming communities.
Komakech Walter Oyo, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) for Lamwo says unknown assailants suspected to be armed South Sudanese” attacked farmers who were in their farmland camp at Lipan.
He says two farmers sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Namokora Health Center IV from where they are currently receiving treatment.
He identifies one victim as Bazil Olara from Namokora Sub-county while the second has only been named as Olanya.
Oyo also reports that an unidentified woman was abducted during the raid.
She has since returned to the community but it remains unclear if she escaped, was released, or was rescued.
Her identity is being withheld for safety reasons.
By Opoka Denis
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