{"id":5321,"date":"2022-03-23T07:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T07:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2022-03-23T07:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T07:39:47","slug":"gen-muhoozi-says-karamoja-armed-cattle-rustlers-will-face-hell-fire-as-three-ministry-of-energy-geologists-and-two-updf-soldiers-are-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/gen-muhoozi-says-karamoja-armed-cattle-rustlers-will-face-hell-fire-as-three-ministry-of-energy-geologists-and-two-updf-soldiers-are-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"GEN.MUHOOZI SAYS KARAMOJA ARMED CATTLE RUSTLERS WILL FACE HELL FIRE AS THREE MINISTRY OF ENERGY GEOLOGISTS AND TWO UPDF SOLDIERS ARE KILLED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Our Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff at the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development have been saddened by the death of three of their colleagues at the hands of the brutal armed rustlers in Karamoja sub region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least have \u00a0five\u00a0bodies belonging to three geologists attached to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and two\u00a0Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have been recovered . \u00a0\u00a0The five \u00a0were attacked by\u00a0 armed \u00a0cattle rustlers who are on a rampage \u00a0in the Karamoja sub region -which had hitherto remained largely peaceful for the last 10 years .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The geologists included  an intern identified as Edna Musiime from Makerere University. The others  Richard Kiggwe, the lead geologist and his colleague, Charles Olweny. The two slain UPDF soldiers  were  yet to be identified.  The five were gunned down on Monday while on duty .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources at the Ministry of Energy said that government officials were in the area to collect  soil samples from Lokisilei village in Lotisan Sub County in Moroto District. They were attacked about 40 kilometers away from Moroto town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They have provoked us (security personals) and now we are going for them wherever they are,” Brig Joseph Balikudembe who is the area UPDF commander told the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UPDF land forces Commander  Gen. Muhoozi kainerugaba said promised \u201chell fire\u201d to restore peace and security in the minerals rich Karamoja sub region . \u201cMy Karimojong brothers! We have begged you to stop the life of robbery and violence. We have begged you to stop attacking your neighbours but to no avail! You have refused all our appeals! Well, now we are coming and hell is coming with us!,\u201d  Gen. Muhoozi said in a tweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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