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Former LRA commander Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in jail May 6, 2021 Dominic Ongwen The former commander of rebel Lords Resistance Army (LRA) Dominic Ongwen has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by the International Criminal Court (ICC). A panel of three justices led by Bertam Schmitt delivered the verdict today Thursday. The other judges on the panel are Peter Kouvacs and Raul Cano Pangalangan. The justices noted that they decided to jail the fo...

LRA’s Ongwen to be sentenced today Thursday May 06 2021 Summary Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Advertisement The International Criminal Court will on Thursday sentence a child soldier turned Lords Resistance Army commander for a litany of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty i...

LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison Dominic Ongwen, former child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army commander. [Photo: AFP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier who became one of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)s top commanders to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda, Aljazeera reported today. In February, the 45-year-old Ogwen was found guilty of 61 charges including ...

Daily Monitor Thursday May 06 2021 Summary Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Advertisement The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lords Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Dominic Ongwen, 45 -- who...

Daily Monitor Tuesday May 04 2021 A child suffering from Nodding Syndrome at Kitgum General Hospital last week. (REPRESENTATIONAL) PHOTO/TOBBIAS JOLLY OWINY Summary 2,143: According to the Health ministry, there are a total of 2,143 children affected by the epidemic in Northern Uganda with Pader District having 806, Kitgum 544, Lamwo 339, Gulu 58, and Lira with 13 cases. The patients are unable to defend themselves due to their condition. Advertisement At least 144 girls suffering from Nodding ...

Dominic Ongwen during one of the court sessions –Photo (ICC) “I ran to the world to help, rehabilitate and heal me but when I landed into its hands, it threw a rope on my neck,” that was the sentimental statement uttered by Dominic Ongwen, a former senior Lord’s Resistance Army Rebel Commander and now a convict, at the International Criminal Court on April 15th. And his sentence hearing is due on May 6th. Ongwen, 46, who was found guilty in February this year for a total of 61 counts co...

Daily Monitor Sunday May 02 2021 Summary Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto lost his seat to Independent candidate Christopher Komakech in the just concluded elections. The long-serving MP has also been in and out of police cells since then, and blames his woes on Deputy Inspector General of Police, Gen Paul Lokech, who he says is trying to finish him off politically to protect his relative. Advertisement At 6:36pm on March 30, outgoing Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto tweeted: “Deputy IGP [I...

Police gives up efforts to search for Karuma bridge accident victims April 27, 2021 The scene where the fuel tanker plunged into the river Police says hopes of searching and recovering victims of a fuel tanker that plunged into River Nile at Karuma bridge in Nwoya district are fading due to high volumes of water.  The driver of the truck Alex Ogwal and Howard Obaro, a pump attendant attached to Shine Energy petrol station in Lira city plunged into...

Karuma bridge accident victims identified April 25, 2021 The scene of the accident Police have identified the two victims of the fuel tanker that rammed plunged into River Niles roaring falls at Karuma bridge. Alex Ogwal, 35, the driver of the fateful truck also a resident of Lira city, and a 21-year old pump attendant - all attached to Shine Energy fuel station plunged into the river yesterday Saturday afternoon after their vehicles braking system...

2021-04-25 11:30:27 GMT2021-04-25 19:30:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English KAMPALA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Two people were feared dead after a fuel tanker they were traveling in lost control and plunged into River Nile in the northern Ugandan district of Nwoya on Saturday, a police spokesperson said Sunday. Patrick Okema, Aswa regional police spokesperson, said in a statement that Alex Ogwal, a 35-year-old driver and Howard Obaro, a 21-year-old fuel attendant with Shine Energy Petrol Station ...