Police boss Gen Kale Kayihura has camp in Gulu to wage war on a gang that has been terrorizing Gulu Municipality residents.
The gang’s latest victim was the Gulu municipality deputy Town Clerk John Oola Omona. Oola was hit dead on Tuesday night as he dropped a female friend at Kanyagoga Parish in Bardege Division, Gulu municipality.
Gen Kayihura was speaking yesterday at the scene of crime where the late Oola was murdered.
The police boss urged residents of Gulu municipality to be vigilant and work together with security agencies to fight the iron bar hitmen.
Gulu district Chairman Ojara Mapenduzi says 30 Gulu town residents have been hit by the iron bar hitmen in recent weeks.
Gen Kayihura arrived in Gulu town on Wednesday evening, a day after the iron bar hitmen killed the late Oola.
Democratic Party president Norbert Mao at a press conference in Gulu yesterday accused the police of being incompetent and accused Gen Kayihura of having ‘‘ three truckloads of police guarding him’’ while ordinary people are being hit. The very night Kayihura came to Gulu, three people were reportedly hit.
Mao threatened to form a vigilante group of residents of Gulu municipality so they can protect themselves.
‘‘The best means of protection is self defence,’’ said Mao who was dressed in army camouflage. ‘‘The police has failed to protect us, so we should protect ourselves,’’ he said.
Five people have been killed by the hitmen since October 2016.
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The Iron Hit men are the Jobless Blockers who way lay any victims late or early in the night.They have been in action in the 1980s in Nakawa Division,Kampala at the City black spot under the Lugogo Mango Trees,in Gulu City, their Breeding grounds could be in Pece were they started attacks in the early 2016,In Layibi Division were a Police Post is located with little resources and their current attacks in Kanyagoga-Bardege Division.
The Government has the responsibility to minimize the attacks of Citizens in Gulu Municipality.The Press and Social Media should let the Police ,LC1 in the Parishes,RDC Security Team and the UPDF Commanders and the Plain Intelligence gather enough Information to improve on the Insecurity situation.
LC1 Chairmen/person must deploy all their Secretary for Defense to register all the New and Old Tenn ants in their Local areas.There are some people who occupies one Room and they are sleeping in during the day to wake up in the Night and spend the Nights in the Pubs,Clubs,Main Bus Parks or Pork Joint.
What is The Mayor of Gulu Municipality Mr George Labeja NOT allowed to apply his Strategy he used to STOP Youth who were Robbing Citizens in Gulu areas in the Past few Years?