Religious leaders from the Acholi and Madi districts have constituted a committee of inquiry into the violent land clash between Acholi community of Amuru and Madi community of Adjumani that recently claimed nine lives.
The religious leaders made the resolution on Tuesday in Adjumani district during a consultative meeting.
The Gulu Arch diocese Bishop John Baptist Odama who chaired the meeting said the committee is established to find the root cause of the conflict, numbers of death, and numbers of injured persons, displaced people; magnitude of damages and perpetrators of the conflict in order to find a lasting solution.
The meeting was attended by Sheikh Musa Khelil, the Khadi of Acholi district, Sheikh Baida Ramadhan the district Khadi of Adjumani, Anguobo Bran the secretary to Adjumani district Khadi and other members of the justice and peace commission.
Bishop Odama urged the parties in the conflict in Apaa to desist from relying on rumours.
He condemned the recent fight which lead to deaths, injuries and destruction of property.
Odama declined to reveal members of the inquiry committee or when it will commence its work saying that it [revealing details] would jeopardize efficiency of the committee. He revealed that cultural leaders from Acholi and Madi will be brought on bought the committee to join their religious counterparts.
Monseigneur Elizeo Omre the episcopal vicar of Moyo and Adjumani vicarage who led the Madi delegations renounced the conflict noting that Acholi and Madi should live in harmony as before.
The Vicar criticised social media framing that the conflict over Apaa is tribal, saying instead that the conflict is being driven by individual people whose intent is self-gain. He promised that religious leaders will work tirelessly to restore peace between the two tribes.
The Bishop for Northern Church of Uganda Johnson Gakumba condemned those who he says have been arming people and campaigning for revenge, saying they are fueling the conflict.
The religious later visited the displaced community of Adjumani in Zoka central primary school in Tirigwa Sub County where they told the victims to unite and live in harmony with their counterparts in Apaa.
The displaced asked for relief—food, shelter, bedding and clothes which they says were destroyed during the attack.
