Its very unfortunate to loose mankind over 240 litres of fuel,much as the boys must have taken the law in to their hands, a better way of handling such incidences should have been adopted by the law enforcement officers to avoid such skimishes.
Its important government has to consider reducing taxes on commodities as a way to discourage smuggling, no one would wish to evade/avoid taxes if tax on goods was relatively low.On the other hand, URA should intensity its outreach services such as tax education to the wanainchi. I hope the perpetrators will be brought to book. Regards, Robert Taban ________________________________ From: Charles Male <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 1:45:34 PM Subject: [WestNileNet] shot, 2 die in Koboko riot shot, 2 die in Koboko riot Friday, 6th March, 2009 E-mail article Print article By Frank Mugabi and Conan Businge FOUR people were yesterday shot, and two died in the West Nile town of Koboko, in an operation by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), which went wrong. The four were shot during a gun fire exchange between the rioters and revenue enforcement officers. The rioters were protesting against the planned arrest of suspected smugglers in the town. They overran and burnt URA’s domestic taxes office, vehicle, and eight confiscated motorcycles, which were parked at the Police station as enforcement officers took refuge from the rioters. Rioters also vandalised URA office, looting 100 motorcycles according to the Police. An eye witness said the URA enforcement team was screening motorbikes to impound those without proper documents. At about mid-day, some people resisted arrest prompting chaos that sparked off a riot. In retaliation, people started throwing stones at enforcement officers who retaliated with gunfire. URA officials claim the rioters started the shooting. Four people were shot, Joseph Denaya, died on spot. The other three, Cosmus Bata, Ddumba Mambo and Hassan Kyewakasa were rushed to Koboko Health Centre in critical condition. However, one of them, who was not identified by press time, died in transit to Arua Hospital. Koboko district Police chief, Fred Segirinya, said only two people were shot. He said the enforcement officers started shooting when they were about to be overpowered. “They had to run and seek refuge at the Police station. But the rioters still followed them and burnt their vehicle and motorcycles which were parked at the Police station.” Police had to call in the army from the neighbouring barracks. The army stormed the town with three armoured vehicles, dispersing rioters and regaining control. Close to 50 soldiers could also be seen patrolling the town for the whole evening, said the eye witness. URA’s acting publicist, Paul Kyeyune, said in a press release that URA lost a vehicle and the office building was set ablaze in the riot. “The approach taken by the mob is regrettable because it greatly affects URA’s activities in the execution of their mandate,” Kyeyune said. He explained that URA resorts to force in their duty of tax collection when all other measures have failed. He assured the public that the situation would normalise. By press time, Segirinya said the situation was normalising. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (4) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE ________________________________ From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent ActivityVisit Your Group Yahoo! Groups Auto Enthusiast Zone Discover Car Groups Auto Enthusiast Zone Check out the Y! Groups blog Stay up to speed on all things Groups! All-Bran 10 Day Challenge Join the club and feel the benefits.
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