Gulu
The LCV Chairman Gulu district Nobert Mao has said the Acholi leaders will soon meet top army commanders to get assurance that the war will not spill over to northern Uganda.
Mr Mao, who said the war was a surprise, wants the government to allay fears in the population as was done during the operation Iron Fist (1996-2000).
“The Iron Fist Operation had a big army to block the rebels, but the rebels crossed up to Teso region and this precedent puzzles me,” Mr Mao said.
“We are in fear, and we leaders in Northern Uganda including Members of Parliament will meet the army to get briefing from them,” he said.
Speaking on Radio Mega on Tuesday, Mr Mao said the path of war which the government has chosen should not destabilise the peace that has encouraged development in the region for the last two years.
“Over the last two years, we have been rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure like schools, hospital as people return home,” he said. He said the war should not push the people back to camps again, he said.
Mr Mao said he doubts in military options to end the conflict in the region rather than peaceful dialogue.
“The army’s record of ghost soldiers, deals in fuel, and uniforms by some scrupulous commanders is the reason the war is not the best option,” he said.
Meanwhile, Gulu RDC, Walter Ochora has said Joseph Kony should be killed in the jungles or captured alive from the battle field to end this problem.
Col. Ochora said Kony and the LRA’s continued failure to heed to government’s call for signing the comprehensive peace agreement was real breach of social contract.
He was speaking on Tuesday while officiating at a two days workshop organised for Acholi traditional chiefs on the operations of the National Agricultural Advisory Services in Gulu.
“Kony has been fooling the world for all this period, people are tired of his tricks. The only option now is to hunt him down or capture him alive if he cannot surrender with his forces,” Col. Ochora said.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/regional-special/Acholi_seek_army_assurance_on_Kony_77043.shtml
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