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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) 3rd Division Court Martial sitting in Moroto has handed various sentences to 27 Karimojong rustlers who were arrested from different districts.<\/p>\n

The rustlers were convicted last Thursday at Moroto UPDF 3rd Division headquarters for illegal possession of firearms after they pleaded guilty to the crimes.<\/p>\n

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The prosecution led by Maj Jeff Kennedy Ringakech told the court that the accused persons committed the crimes on various days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis honourable court is mandated to protect people and their properties by punishing such armed criminals who have turned guns into businesses to kill and rob peoples\u2019 property,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, the 3rd Division Court Martial chairperson, Col Francis Kateraho, said: \u201cThis court jointly sentences you to 10 years each to act as a deterrence and signal to other ill-intended individuals of the dangers associated with illegal possession of fire arms\u201d.<\/p>\n

Col Kateraho said the convicts have the right to appeal within 14 days if they are not satisfied with his ruling.<\/p>\n

Mr Betty Angolere, one of the residents, who attended the court martial, said those convicted will come out changed persons.<\/p>\n

Karimojong cattle rustlers before the army court-martial sitting in Moroto. Photo | Steven Ariong<\/p>\n

Maj Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd division spokesperson, said the tendencies of illegal possession of fire arms and gun violence are so common in Karamoja, yet guns are a monopoly of defence forces.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, it\u2019s prudent to prosecute these criminals to enhance peace and foster development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Leader killed<\/b><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the joint security forces last week gunned down the vice chairperson of Napumpum Sub-county in Kotido District.<\/p>\n

Mr Aped Longole was shot dead last Thursday night as he was leading a team of cattle rustlers, who were driving raided animals from Apeitolim Sub-county in Napak District, towards Kotido.<\/p>\n

Maj Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd Division spokesperson, confirmed the death of the vice chairperson and accused him and others of theft of animals.<\/p>\n

He said they were killed in an ambush staged by the joint forces of police and the army in Abim District.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey succeeded in raiding animals from Napak and as they were heading to Kotido via Abim, they landed in our ambush and we killed two warriors that included the sub-county vice chairperson,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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According to Maj Oware, the vice chairperson was armed.<\/p>\n

Mr Paul Komol Kacheri, the district chairperson of Kotido, regretted the incident and wondered how leaders who are supposed to fight cattle rustling were carrying out the raids.<\/p>\n

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