Suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers have shot dead a prison warder attached to Amita Prison in Abim District.
John Kayongo was part of the team that had escorted the prisoners to work on a farm near Amita hills when an armed group suspected to be Jie warriors shot him several times, and then took off with his gun.
The incident happened on Monday at around 11:00 am.
Mr Frank Baine, the spokesman of the Uganda Prisons Service, confirmed the incident.
“The warriors ambushed our warder in the morning when he was on duty. They shot him and grabbed his gun,” Mr Baine said.
Meanwhile, security operatives have recovered 21 herds of cattle that were stolen by suspected Karamojong warriors in Otuke District.
Otuke District Resident District Commissioner, Mr Robert Abak said the cattle were recovered and handed over to the owners.
Mr Abak, however, said six animals that are still missing.
On Saturday night, suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers stole several herds of cattle in Ogwete Sub-county.
