LRA Raid Pabbo, Kill 2
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The Monitor (Kampala)
November 8, 2002
Posted to the web November 9, 2002
Irene Nabwire
Kampala
Kony rebels last Tuesday raided Pabbo camp, 30km from Gulu town, killing two
people and abducting others.
Reliable sources from Pabbo said the rebels, estimated to be about 50,
stormed the camp at midnight and killed a woman called Yona Ataa, 90, a
resident of Zone A.
The rebels reportedly accused the old woman of refusing to disclose the
whereabouts of her sons. They also killed 15-year-old Patrick Odoc, a student
of Pabbo S.S.
Foot patrol UPDF soldiers later pursued the rebels as they retreated to
Amuru, southwest of Gulu.
The rebels looted goods from the shops within the camp, said Lt. Paddy
Ankunda, the 4 Division spokesman.
Ankunda denied unconfirmed reports that the rebels had abducted 35 people.
"I don't think the rebels abducted 35 people, but I only know of five people
whom they forced to carry looted goods," he said.
Ankunda added that the UPDF recovered 62 sub-machine guns in the last one
week, while 11 soldiers got serious injuries as they pursued the rebels.
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