Teso lawless youth to be arrested and deployed in prison farms

By Lawrence Okwakol  

Pallisa: The state ministers of fisheries and transport Hellen Adoa who also  represents the women of Serere district and Francis Musa Ecweru of Amuriat county in Amuriat district respectively on Sunday  jointly asked  Abbas Byakagaba, the  inspector general of police to implement the arrest of lawless youth in Teso sub region.

They raised the instruction at Amusiat village in  Putiputi sub county, Pallisa district during the burial of Mary Magadalene Aine Odomel wife to the former inspector general of police John Cossy Odomel who succumbed to cancer on September 26,2024.

 Adoa said the energetic and would be productive young generation id getting out of hand terrorizing the population at night and do gambling during day time instead of engaging in productive work.

 “Bwana IGP these ruthless youth snatch,rob rape, steal, torture an en kill they even stage illegal roads . The force under you must bring sanity to our communities,” Adoa said.

She blamed parents for relaxation and  failure to nurture their children in acceptable community morns.

“On this function, am here not as a minister but as a beneficiary of good morals Toto Odomel gave both  girls and boys making her family successful,” Adoa said

Ecweru said the government that fought for peace and stability cannot observe they youth  messing up security.

“IGP in my routine work I visited some government prisons with vast farms in North than Uganda and I assured the authorities in those facilities that I was going to send for them free labour from Teso. Uganda police and other forces need uniform from cotton ,so Byakagaba let’s join hands if you need force supplement we shall avail you,” Ecweru said.

Ecweru said there notorious youth need iron handling implementation of reasonable force and soft touches in some body parts purposely to extract information from them in militaristic manner.

He said courts should be ready expedite their sentencing so as have these criminals taken to prisons to do beneficial work.

Turning to Odomel ,Ecweru asked Captain Mike Mukula to influence the inclusion of John Cossy Odomel to one the commissions or boards because his beneficial knowledge,skills and expertise is still needed in this country.

Byakagaba who represented both the ministry off internal affairs and Uganda police force said extraction of these lawless is a simple assignment that the police force I going to act on,we have all of them rounded and prosecuted.

“There is no way these young people can be left causing insecurity at the time government to eradicate poverty is at the apex,” Byakagaba said.

He delivered a written condolence message from the minister of internal affairs Rtd. Gen Okahinda Otafire which enclosed shs.10 million towards burial expenses.

Mukula lauded Ecweru for steering the Arrow boys force that rooted out rebels and halted the rampant cattle rustling . 

He  promised to convey the plea of the people to have Odomel fixed in any position that maybe be preferred by president Museveni.

His highness Paul Sande Emolot Papa Iteso challenged the Iteso to get back to their roots and uphold the norms that identified Iteso as a unique tribe of dignity.

“I would like to thank President Museveni for the trust he has in Iteso based on our cultural values of trust openness and adherence . It’s unfortunate the youth are getting detailed. I want to appreciate the steps to be taken to bring order to Teso,” he said.  

Odomel thanked the mammoth of mourners for coming to stand with his family especially to Uganda police force fo covering all the burial expenses and a supplement of shs. 5 million.

“This home and the vast land I have was acquired by wife who devoted entrepreneur, a farmer  and being a banker for 30 years in Stanbic bank had the experience in all sorts off business.”