Kampala — A senior UPDF officer has been cited in alleged land grabbing and violent eviction of more than 6,000 families in Purongo and Apwoyo sub-counties in Nwoya District.
It is alleged that between March and April, Maj Gen Charles Otema Awanyi, the UPDF reserve force commander, deployed armed men to execute unlawful evictions where he later allegedly grabbed hectares of land. He is accused of encroaching on Jonam land that covers several villages in Purongo and Got Apwoyo sub-counties.
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