Arua Woman MP Abductedand Assaulted in a Trap Set by Yumbe Leaders over Ewanga Sub County Conflict

By Robert Ariaka

Yumbe July 23, 2016

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The Woman Member of Parliament Arua district Mourine OSoru is nursing pains and injuries after she was ambushed in a planned move by the leaders of Yumbe district local government while heading to attend a meeting in the disputed Ewanga sub county on Saturday.

Osoru entered a trap at around 4:00pm in Ariwa Sub County Yumbe district where she found a trench dug on the road blocking access to Ewanga Sub County. When her driver stopped, a group of hooligans led by the district councilors Yumbe who emerged from the official car of the LCV Yumbe Taban Yassin grabbed the keys from Osoru’s driver who happens to be the MPS mother and started assaulting them.

Speaking to journalists from Yumbe CPS, MP Osoru disclosed that, after they were captured, the hooligans pulled her and the driver out of the car, boxed and threw her down kicking her on the chest several times before ordering them to enter the car where they were driven and abandoned in Odravu Sub County.

Cue in: “As we were going”

Cue out… “Just boxing me and all”

She says the hooligans warned them not to talk while in the car as they threatened to kill all of them if they made any statement with directives from Yumbe district leaders.

The car Toyota Noah with registration number UAQ 420M which MP Osoru travelled in was abandoned at Odravu on a road next to the Sub County offices, while Osoru and her team picked boda bodas who dropped them at Yumbe CPS to seek protection.

Cue in: “All what I kept telling them”

Cue out… “Left it there on the road”

However, the news of Osoru’s kidnap reached the RDC Arua Peter Dibele who together with two Area MPs for Lower and Upper Madi, Ogama Ali Ismail and Isaac Etuka respectively were already addressing the locals in Ewanga Sub County to explain unscrupulous letter dated 13, 06 2016 written by the acting permanent Secretary that Ewanga has been given to Yumbe District.

The RDC together with the two MPs, councilors from Arua, a team of journalists and police escorts drove to Yumbe CPS where Osoru took protection until 7:30pm when she was handed over to the leaders of Arua.

A team of police field force unit officers from Yumbe were forced to escort Osoru together with the district leaders of Arua up to Koboko Police station as the councilors in Yumbe stormed the CPS threatening and insulting the RDC to stop accessing Ewanga Sub County.

MP Osoru’s vehicles which the hooligans abandoned at Odravu Sub County on the road was recovered without damages and handed back to her driver who then used it to drive her to Arua.

Isaac Etuka the MP for Upper Madi condemned the act of the leaders in Yumbe demanding for immediate investigations and arrest of Yumbe leaders suspected in the kidnap. He says from time memorial, Ewanga belonged to Arua with its people who are Madi speaking tribe.

He faulted the ministry of local government for the continuous delays in resolving the dispute over Ewanga. MP Etuka who seats in the local government committee of Parliament promised to task the Local government minister and permanent secretary to come on ground and declare their position on Ewanga to end the conflict.

Cue in: “Am really going to”

Cue out… “Made operational”

Meanwhile, the RDC Arua Peter Dibele demanded the two MPs for Lower and Upper Madi Counties to inform their colleague MPS from West Nile and seat for an emergency meeting over the issue of the assault of the woman MP Osoru and also resolve on how to end the long outstanding Ewanga conflict.

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