Locals scared of Kony cash By BILL OKETCH
Posted Monday, April 22 2013 at 01:00 Lira The desire to see their children grow up is the wish of many parents. But that was taken away from Ms Silvaria Ayugi, 55. She lost her son Walter Okello when aged five. He was killed by a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) group that was alleged to have been commanded by Okot Odhiambo, now wanted by the International Criminal Court. Her husband, John Okwany and other five relatives were also killed in the attack at Barlonyo, in Ogur Sub-county, about 26 kilometres north of Lira Town. Today, a monument stands in memory of the 300 people that were massacred on February 21, 2004. Ms Ayugi was one of the lucky survivors. She says she lost everything, including her livestock. She says a cash reward of Shs13 billion that the United States recently offered for the capture of the LRA leader, Joseph Kony, and his commanders will instead make the rebels more aggressive. “Many children are still in the LRA captivity the reward takes effect, they may never return home,” Ms Ayugi says. Barlonyo LC1 chairperson Tom Agwa said: “There are fears that the elusive Kony might forge his way back to the north and revive his atrocities, especially at this time when the reward has been announced.” The residents also want compensation by the government. However, Lira Resident District Commissioner Susan Akany says it may not be possible to pay every one. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
