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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>On Monday, a video clip showing a group of civilians beating and disarming four UPDF officers in uniform in Kayunga District went viral on social media, something that raised concern in security circles.<\/b><\/p>\n

In a movie-like two-minute video clip, the civilians are seen trying to grab guns from the soldiers while ordering them (UPDF officers) to sit down.<\/p>\n

At one point, one of the residents is heard ordering for the burning of the two motorcycles on which the soldiers rode to the contested land.<\/p>\n

Despite the humiliation, the soldiers kept calm and the scuffle ended without anyone being harmed.<\/p>\n

Following the fracas, Major Charles Kabona, the UPDF 1 Infantry Division spokesperson, issued a statement, condemning the attack on soldiers by civilians.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the soldiers were conducting their routine patrols in the area, they were attacked by one of the fighting groups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to commend our soldiers for portraying the highest degree of professionalism and refraining from using maximum force despite the humiliation they went through. This could have turned fatal,\u201d Maj Kabona said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He added that UPDF and Uganda Police are investigating the matter so that the perpetrators can be identified and brought to book.<\/p>\n

The Monday afternoon brawl took place in Kasokwe village, Galilaaya Sub- County, Kayunga District on a one- square mile piece of land, for which some family members of the late Nathan Mpagi (father to the Ssabanyala) and the Ssabanyala, Maj Baker Kimeze are involved in a bitter wrangle.<\/p>\n

A section of Ssabanyala\u2019s siblings allege that the Ssabanyala \u201cfraudulently\u201d sold the land to GM sugar for sugar growing in 2018.<\/p>\n

But the Ssabanyala, through his kingdom premier, Mr Martin Ssenkatuuka, dismissed the allegations labelled against him by his siblings, explaining that his late father Mpagi and late Adam Kikonyogo who were friends, both owned land which was adjacent to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause my father was Kikonyogo\u2019s late friend, my family members used to graze cattle on Kikonyogo\u2019s land and even grow crops without any hindrance. And even when Kikonyogo died, we continued using his land with my siblings,\u201d the Ssabanyala explained.<\/p>\n

Mr James Murenzi, a manager at GM Sugar, said they had bought the land at a sum and from a landlord he didn\u2019t disclose. He also said the harassed UPDF soldiers had been deployed to guard GM properties.<\/p>\n

Ms Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa regional police spokesperson, said, no arrests had so far been made.<\/p>\n

Trend<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Joel Kayiira, the Galilaaya sub- county district councilor said land wrangles had escalated in the area since the introduction of sugar cane growing.<\/p>\n

Source: Monitor<\/b><\/p>\n

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