Sudanese kill two in Kidepo

Two people including UPDF soldier and a ranger with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), were killed on Friday by Sudanese pothers. The suspects belonged to the Toposa, a worrier tribe in South Sudan, according to a statement by UWA.

UWA’s public relations manager Lillian Nsubuga identified the dead as Pte. Matthew Oyoo Odongo. She said the duo lost their lives as they attempted to intercept poachers who had killed a buffalo.

Park Authorities said rangers on patrol informed them at 9: 00am that they had sighted the poachers at a place called Nakoromoro. The poachers were seen carrying smoked meat toward river Kidepo. UWA responded by dispatching reinforcements and mounted a joint operation with UPDF. The plan was to arrest the poachers. However, they turned out to be more than what had initially been communicated. In the process, one poacher shot two people dead.