Six refugees killed by mob in West Nile
Ms Josephine Angucia, the police public relations officer in West Nile region
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Police say that on Friday, a one Yassin Rahman Ajute, who was grazing cattle near the resettlement camp, was allegedly assaulted by some youth who stay in the camp
Police in Madi Okollo District, West Nile have arrested 13 people who are accused of killing six people in a refugee camp.
According to police, a hunt for other suspects is ongoing as investigations continue.
The incident took place in Tika 1, Block ‘D’ Rhino Camp Refugees Settlement, in Rigbwo Sub-county.
Police say that on Friday, a one Yassin Rahman Ajute, who was grazing cattle near the resettlement camp, was allegedly assaulted by some youth who stay in the camp.
Ajute, according to police, informed his uncle a one Olega who is the Local Council II chairperson of Kwili Parish, about the assault.
Olega reportedly rushed Ajute to Olujbo Health Centre III for treatment.
It is alleged that one lady who is a member of Olega’s family went to the nearby trading centre and informed boda boda riders and other members of the public that Ajute had been killed by some refugees.
The information enraged the group that attacked the refugee camp, killing six refugees and injuring four others.
Bodies were taken to Arua Mortuary for a post-mortem.
Ms Josephine Angucia, the police public relations officer in West Nile region said that the Regional Police Commander and a team of detectives visited the scene of crime and preserved it for further analysis.
“We have made a combine deployment of police supported by UPDF in the area,” she said.
The camp was opened in 1980 and expanded in the wake of the South Sudanese civil war to host the sudden influx of refugees into Northern Uganda.
As of January 2018, the settlement had 123,243 registered refugees, mostly South Sudanese.
