UGANDA 10/6/2004 12:22 SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR FLEEING FROM LRA REBELS General, Brief The army chief responsible for security in the Aboke camp for displaced people in the northern Ugandan district of Apac has been arrested for failing to obey orders following Tuesdayâs attack by the rebels of the self-styled LRA (Lordâs Resistance Army). Army spokesman Paddy Ankunda told the BBCâs âFocus on Africaâ programme that there is proof that the commander in question and some of his men took flight shortly before the attack. However, Ankunda also emphasised the difficulties faced by the Ugandan army in guaranteeing security in over 60 camps for displaced people in the north of the country. According to âRadio Waâ, one of the main radios in the region, at least 26 people are believed to have died in Tuesday eveningâs attack, while others are in a serious condition in hospital. The Aboke camp holds almost 12,000 civilians, who have been forced to abandon their land and villages due to the insecurity in the area, where the LRA rebels have been terrorising the local population under the leadership of Joseph Kony for years. [LC]
