Col. Deo Akiiki, Uganda’s military spokesperson, identified the dead cell leader as Musa Kamusi in a recorded statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“Our troops hunting down ADF elements in Kibale National Park managed to kill one of the ADF leaders who has been terrorizing civilians in Kamwenge,” Akiiki said.<\/p>\n
“One PK gun was found on him and one AK-47 gun with several rounds of ammunition were recovered,” he added.<\/p>\n
The development comes a day after ADF rebels attacked and killed three civilians, including two children in Kamwenge.<\/p>\n
Last week, the same rebels killed 10 people in the same district.<\/p>\n
The army has kicked off the process of recruiting local defense units’ personnel to reinforce security in the area.<\/p>\n
“Our forces are continuing to hunt down the ADF rebels who killed people in Kamwenge so that they are wiped out and other civilians can live in peace,” Akiiki said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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