What Drives Land Conflicts in Acholi Sub Region?
17 Aug 2017, 18:14 Comments 132 Views Gulu, Uganda Agriculture Crime Environment FeatureCrime statistics from the Uganda Police indicate that an estimated 80 percent of criminal cases going to court emanate from land disputes; including conspiracy to defilement, murder, criminal trespass, threatening violence, assault, arson and malicious damages to property. Many believe that the death of five people in a house fire in Nwoya district last year was land related. This year, another 13 people died and scores were injured in land-related violence which pitted Acholi and Madi communities against each other in Apaa, Amuru district.
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