By Joan Pounds
A Uganda Peoples Defense Forces soldier was on Monday morning shot and injured by armed men from the Democratic Republic of Congo while on a night patrol.
Major Ronald Kakurungu the UPDF Second Division spokesman confirmed the incident and identified the soldier as Joseph Kule attached to Bunyangaro army detach in Kisoro district.
Kule was reportedly on a night patrol at around 3am when they were attacked by armed men suspected to have come from neighboring DRC.
Major Kakurungu says the assailants — five in number – attacked Bujandaro village along the BwindiNational Park road.
While the UPDF soldiers were on foot patrol in the area, they bumped into them and in a fire exchange that ensued, Kule was shot in the right leg, while the armed men run away and crossed back to the DRC.
Kakurungu says they couldn’t pursue them beyond the border, but noted that they had established communication with the DRC government to have them traced.
He added that security has since been stepped up along the border.
Major Kakurungu also revealed that that the injured UPDF soldier was showing good signs of recuperation at Kisoro Hospital where he was rushed for treatment.
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