The leader of Uganda Homeland Liberation Force (UHLF), one of the rebel outfits blamed for the recent attacks on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) detaches in northern Uganda has been arrested.
This was revealed by the commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
In a statement posted on his Twitter handle, Gen Muhoozi said Openjuru Howard was arrested in Uganda by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives in “a carefully planned operation that took many months.”
“Ugandan intelligence has arrested the leader of the so called Uganda Homeland Liberation Force, Openjuru Howard, inside the country. It was a carefully planned operation that took many months. CMI is proving that it is a truly excellent intelligence service. Uganda ni hatari!” he tweeted.
In July this year, one of the alleged members of the rebel group, Mr Patrick Oryema, 60, surrendered to the security team in Nebbi District, reportedly confessing that he participated in the attack days before.
The development came after Gen Muhoozi blamed this year’s attack on UPDF detach in Zombo District on another rebel outfit, Co-operative for the Development of Congo (CODECO).