North West Nile regional police spokesperson Collins Asea has revealed that the force in Adjumani district is investigating the torching of a vehicle belonging to the Adjumani Town Council LC III chairperson, Lawrence Mangapi, following a post-election confrontation.
Mr. Mangapi’s car was torched after independent candidate James Mawawi won the Adjumani East County parliamentary seat with 18,149 votes, defeating the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Dulu Angel Mark, who polled 14,682 votes.
According to reports, violence occurred on Saturday when Mangapi, accompanied by three unidentified men, visited Dulu’s home, reportedly to console him following his electoral loss.
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Furthermore, this is said to have sparked a confrontation with some of Dulu’s supporters, which led to a scuffle, during which Mangapi and his companions reportedly sustained injuries, while his vehicle, registration number UBR 018F, was set ablaze.
Police officers, led by Adjumani District Police Commander Herbert Masembe, later intervened to restore calm.
According to Dulu, the situation escalated due to a misunderstanding by his supporters after Mangapi received calls from other leaders, which was misinterpreted by some party supporters.
Mangapi, however, maintained that the visit was part of a wider post-election engagement aimed at promoting reconciliation and unity among community leaders in the district.
written by @enock katamba
- Enock Katamba is a Ugandan Journalist and Founder of Uncovered UG, an independent digital news platform covering Uganda and international developments. He reports on politics, national affairs, entertainment, sports, business, education and other stories of public interest.
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