Uganda: Gunshots Rock Arua Town As Inmates Riot

Gunshots rocked Arua town Sunday afternoon while security agencies battled to stall what seemed to be an escape attempt ( prison break) by the inmates at Arua central prison.

According to witnesses, the fray started at about 3.PM following a rowdy noise that engulfed the prison premises in the Afternoon hours.

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