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Apac residents kill Balaalo cattle Samuel O. Egadu APAC
RESIDENTS of Tarogali parish in the northern district of Apac yesterday
attacked a host of herdsmen there and speared hundreds of their cattle.
Eyewitnesses told Daily Monitor that about 200 cattle were killed and another
200 injured in the Monday morning attack.
"I am seeing several heads of cattle that have been killed by angry residents.
They are about 200. Those injured through spears, hoes and pangas could be
200," an eyewitness who declined to be named for fear of reprisals said in an
interview.
Police estimates, however, put the number of the dead or injured cattle at
between 100-200 animals.
"We are not certain of the exact number of cattle killed or injured by the
angry residents. I am hearing it's between 100 -200," Police Spokesman Asan
Kasingye said by telephone yesterday.
Mr Kasingye, however, referred this reporter to the northern regional police
commander, Mr Arinatwe Katurebe or his CID counterpart, Mr Vincent Ouma for
details.
When contacted yesterday, Mr Ouma said he was on his way to the scene. "
We
delayed to leave Gulu due to logistical problems," Mr Ouma said.
"The information I am getting is that many cows were killed and several others
injured. I cannot tell the exact number. Our team on the ground is trying to
search for the cattle. I am told some cows have run in disarray," he said.
By press time, area members of Parliament said about 71 cattle had been killed.
Heavily armed anti riot and mobile patrol police from Gulu and Lira commanded
by the northern regional CID chief, Vincent Ouma rushed to Apac yesterday
afternoon.
Apac woman MP, Betty Amongi and the area MP, David Ebong (Maruzi County) said
71 cattle had been speared.
"I don't want to blame the residents for their action since the government
deliberately ignored our peoples' pleas for the relocation of the pastoralists.
The people run out of patience this morning and attacked the marauding
pastoralists. They killed 71 cattle," Mr Ebong told Daily Monito r in an
interview.
"The people did this to protect their land and gardens of crops. They could not
allow the pastoralists to continue trespassing on their land and destroying
their crops," he said.
Amongi said, "This is not a new issue. We tried to use all the available
peaceful means for the pastoralist to leave but they ignored. After several
pleas for them to leave, the residents had no option but to go for their
cattle. They killed about 71," Ms Amongi told Daily Monitor.
"The people were provoked by the pastoralists. These headsmen are too arrogant.
They kept on rearing their cattle in peoples gardens," she said. Adding, "Some
of them have guns.
In western Uganda, the Balaalo clashed with the Bagungu in Bullisa. The
indigenous Bagungu want the Balaalo moved from the grazing lands in Bullisa.
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