Anglers commend armed force for freeing Lake Albert of DRC minute men
The FPU has been directing activities against illicit fishing gear on Lake Albert since August.
Ugandan anglers on Lake Albert have commended the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU faculty leading procedure on the lake for assisting with halting the intrusion of suspected DRC minute men from attacking them while on the lake.
The FPU has been directing activities against illicit fishing gear on Lake Albert since August.
Nonetheless, as indicated by certain anglers, the every day procedure on the lake by the FPU agents have assisted with controlling assaults and thefts by presumed DRC minute men on the lake.
Assaults by the suspected DRC minute men on Ugandan anglers have been wild starting around 2018.
The circumstance made Ugandan anglers at different landing destinations in Kikuube, Hoima, Buliisa, and Kagadi, lose fishing gear including fishing boats, motors, snares, fishing nets and batteries among others on account of the speculated furnished Congolese.
Presently, Simon Baleke, an angler at Bugoma landing site in Kyangwali sub area, Kikuube locale says since the time the FPU started their procedure on the lake, assaults by speculated Congolese minute men on Ugandan anglers have halted.
He needs the activity to keep on saving them from being assaulted by the speculated Congolese furnished men.
Julius Bikobo, an angler at Bugoigo landing site in Buliisa says however at first they viewed at the FPU agents as their adversaries, they later understood that the agents are accomplishing an extraordinary work in forestalling illicit fishing rehearses as well as giving sufficient security on the lake.
Raphael Babyenda, an angler at Runga landing site in Hoima says had it not been the sending of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on the lake, outfitted presumed Congolese officers would in any case be threatening Ugandan anglers on the lake.
Ali Tinkamanyire, the Buseruka sub area administrator in Hoima says the organization of the FPU has incredibly assisted with beefing security on the lake Albert waters.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine area police representative clarifies that over the most recent three months when the FPU agents have been conveyed on the lake, they have not gotten any report of assaults by presumed DRC minute men dissimilar to in the past where seven days would not end without the Congolese striking anglers on the lake.
