The Joint Security Forces have recovered 21 of the 30 goats stolen from a grazing area in Nakapiripirit District after suspected armed Karimojong warriors raided a herder and fled with his livestock.
The incident occurred on October 5 at the Kalapata grazing area in Kakomongole Sub County, where the animals belonged to Daniel Kamorican, a resident of Making Village in neighbouring Amudat District.
According to security authorities, Kamorican had taken his goats to graze in the area when a group of suspected armed Karimojong warriors, believed to have originated from Tokora Sub County in Nakapiripirit, attacked him.
The suspects, who were reportedly armed with bows and arrows, allegedly forced Kamorican to surrender all 30 goats before driving the animals away. Kamorican subsequently reported the incident to the Joint Security Forces, who mounted an immediate response and began tracking the suspects.
The operation involved personnel from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) Nadip Detach, UPDF Omogo Detach and Doctor Corner Army Detach. The forces followed the suspects’ footprints to Acherer Village in Nadip Parish, Tokora Sub County.
Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson Mike Longole confirmed the incident and said the joint forces recovered 21 of the stolen goats during the operation. The forces also impounded another 15 goats from a kraal belonging to Mark Lokol, who is suspected of having assisted in concealing the stolen livestock.
This brings the total number of goats currently in security custody to 36: 21 recovered from the stolen stock and 15 impounded from Lokol’s kraal. The animals are being kept safely pending identification and handover to their rightful owners.
Longole said Lokol remains at large, while security teams continue efforts to recover the nine goats that are still missing and apprehend the suspect. He commended the joint security teams for their swift response and urged communities to provide timely information to security agencies to help prevent and respond to livestock theft. The recovery comes amid continued security efforts in the Karamoja sub-region to curb livestock theft and improve the safety of pastoral communities, where livestock remains a key source of livelihood-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
