Agoro Community Attacked

On 16th September ten people were abducted in a rebel attack on Agoro, with some food items and money also being taken.

Two of the boys – Otto Tom and Okeny – were aged just eleven and nine years old respectively. Three young people are still in the hands of the rebels – a young girl and two boys.

Tom Fred Obonyo, Respect Co-ordinator in Northern Uganda, says he has been told by Otto that he managed to escape when he was told to climb a tree, after being warned that he would be killed if he tried to escape.

Otto waited for the rebels to return to the camp mine and after looking around for some time to ensure they had gone he jumped from the tree and ran for some fifteen miles before coming across Government troops. He was then taken by the army to an integration center called KICWA.