By Hilda Desai
Thousands of refugees who fled from South Sudan and crossed into Uganda have been found with hundreds of bullets and army uniforms.
This according to officials of the Prime Minister and UN refugee agency UNHCR is a great security threat to Uganda and these refugees need to be disarmed and screened as a matter of urgency.
It is estimated that about close to 1000 people have died so far and more than 20 000 displaced in the war which began on December 15.
In Koboko several people were found in possession of army uniforms totaling 58.
About 1500 refugees were registered at the Dzaipi reception and 208 bullets were also recovered from women whose husbands joined the battlefield.
Police spokesperson for West Nile region, Ms Josephine Angucia, said: “We managed to recover the ammunition and army uniforms from them through the checking process before registration to have them settled here”
“Ideally, it is a big security threat if there is laxity in checking them.”
The government forces are fighting rebels led by former vice president Riek Machar.
The UN estimates that the war, which erupted on December 15, has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced more than 200,000.
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