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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Security officials in Kasese District have called for vigilance against any potential threats from bombs and explosives left behind by remnants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Zephanus Mubingwa, the deputy Resident District Commissioner and head of security in Busongora County, said the ADF were recently chased from their hideouts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which weakened them.<\/p>\n

\u201c… they are now scattering bombs in different places so that if any of them detonates and causes mayhem, they create an impression that they are still strong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am, therefore, appealing to all people to be more vigilant and immediately report to security personnel once you come across any suspicious devices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The warning comes days after the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) bomb squad successfully neutralised a bomb at Kyanya Trading Centre in Ibanda-Kyanya Town Council last week.<\/p>\n

A similar incident occurred on January 26 near the district headquarters at Rukoki in Kasese town.<\/p>\n

The UPDF bomb squad has been actively responding to and neutralising these threats.<\/p>\n

Mr Mubingwa said the recent incident is unlikely to be the last, before urging parents to caution their children against playing with unknown objects that they find.<\/p>\n

He said some of the bombs are made using simple items such soda bottles.<\/p>\n

Mr Vincent Bwambale, a resident of Kasese who discovered the bomb on his banana plantation, said: \u201cI was attending to my bananas, and when I threw one of the cut fibers, I saw a device on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t understand what it was, prompting me to alert the chairperson of the local council, who subsequently informed the town council leadership that sent us the soldiers who confirmed that indeed it was a bomb and detonated it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

background<\/p>\n

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is an Islamist rebel group, which has terrorrised both Uganda and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

The group has carried out numerous attacks in both countries which include planting bombs in Uganda\u2019s capital, Kampala, and attacking people in western Uganda which saw several people lose their lives.<\/p>\n

In November 2021, the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces and the Congolese army launched an operation aimed at hunting down the rebels and putting an end to the operations. However, the attacks have persisted.<\/p>\n

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