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NEW LOOK: Uganda�s most wanted man, Kony, spots an
Afro-wig in one of his many guises
Army puts sh20m price on Kony�s head
By Grace Matsiko,
Chris Ochowun and Justin Moro
THE army has put up a reward of
sh20m for any person with information leading to the capture or
killing of the Lord�s Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony and any of his
top 39 commanders.
Kony is said to be hiding in southern Sudan
with 14 of the rebel commanders. They include Tabuley, Lakati, Banya,
Trigger Okello, Charles Otim, Michael Odongo, Onek, Lt. Col. Onen
Kamdulu, Labal Piny, Cosmas Adyebo, Alit, Opoka (not James Opoka) and
Abugada.
The army listed 25 names of LRA commanders �hiding� in
isolated places in northern Uganda. The names included that of Col.
Dr. Kizza Besigye�s political assistant, James Opoka. Others were
Vincent Otti, Okello Matata, Tolbert Nyeko, Caesar Acelam, Raska
Lukwiya, Okot Odyambo, Ochan Bunia and Opio Makas.
The list also
included Dominic Ongwen, Bogi, Opiro Anaka, Kweyelo, Livingstone
Opiro, Abudema Buk, Sam Obotolong, Sam La! goga, Lapany Kwara, Wod
Paco (Onyee), Pokot, Akuru, Okuru, Lamola, Aboro and Opio.
A press
statement from the UPDF northern Uganda command released on Saturday,
said any of the commanders and their juniors would not be hunted down
if they agreed to re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul in
southern Sudan.
�Any person that shall lead the UPDF to the
killing or capture of any of the above LRA commanders shall be given a
reward of sh20m and any rebel inter
ested in peace and accepts to
re-organise between River Ateti and Owiny Kibul (southern Sudan), the
UPDF shall not hunt them but instead provide them with food, medicine
and other logistics,� the unsigned three-page statement said.
The
army spokesman, Major Shaban Bantariza, said the statement was issued
by the military command in the north.
The statement said the
rebels had another option of benefiting from the Amnesty Law, which is
still open to all armed belligerents who opt for peaceful negot!
iations.
�The LRA ability to sustain the war is diminishing wi th
e very passing day. The rebels have found it impossible to withstand
the UPDF firepower and as such, the rebel commanders have resulted to
hiding.
�They are short of ammunition and other logistical
supplies,� the statement added.
It said, �their (rebels) action is
a signal for imminent total defeat and the UPDF shall continue the
offensive until the rebel remnants are completely annihilated.
�It
is at this crucial turning point of the war that the UPDF calls on
peace loving Ugandans to rise up and join the hunt against Kony and
his bandits,� the statement said.Ends
Published on: Monday, 25th November,
2002 |
