- Izidumbu zamabhubesi ahlukanisiwe zitholwe e-Ishasha ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa, ngoMashi 19, okuholele ophenyweni.
- Umsebenzi ohlanganyelwe wenziwe yi-UWA, i-Uganda People's Defence Forces kanye namaphoyisa.
- Abasolwa bathathe ithimba lezokuphepha laya nabo endaweni lapho kutholwe khona amakhanda amabhubesi afihlwe esihlahleni kwathi elesine lagqitshwa nemilenze engu-15 ngaphansi kwesihlahla esifanayo.
Umphathi wezokuXhumana we-UWA, uHangi Bashir, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi ababulali bezingonyama abayi-4 base-Uganda baboshiwe mayelana nokufa kwalezi zilwane endaweni ethandwa kakhulu izivakashi.
Kubalwa u-Ampurira Brian, oneminyaka engama-26; UTumuhirwe Vincent, 49; U-Aliyo Robert, 40; kanye noMiliango Davi, 68. Bonke baboshwe izolo kusihlwa eKyenyabutongo Village, ePherish Rish, esifundeni iKihihi, esifundeni saseKanungu, ngesikhathi somsebenzi ohlanganyelwe owenziwe yi-UWA, UPDF (Uganda People's Defence Forces), namaphoyisa.
Ngokusho kukaHangi: “Namuhla ekuntweleni kokusa, abasolwa bathathe ithimba lezokuphepha bayisa lapho kutholakale khona amakhanda amabhubesi efihlwe esihlahleni bese kuthi owesine angcwatshwe imilenze engu-15 ngaphansi kwesihlahla esifanayo. Abasolwa bathi bawe umlenze owodwa epaki.
“Kutholakale amabhodlela amathathu aqukethe ikhemikhali elaziwa kakhulu ngeFuradan kanye no-2 litre jerrycan kawoyela wamafutha ebhubesi. Imikhonto emibili, ipanga elilodwa (ucelemba) nenetha elilodwa lokuzingela kutholwe kufihlwe engadini emzini kaTumuhirwe Vincent.
"Izidumbu zamabhubesi zitholakale e-Ishasha kusihlwa ngoLwesihlanu, Mashi 19, 2021, kanti i-UWA yethule uphenyo ngalolu daba."
NgoMsombuluko kusihlwa, i-UWA ithole imininingwane ethembekile ngabantu okusolwa ukuthi babesemuva ukubulala amabhubesi, futhi besebenza ngokufanayo, kwaqhutshwa ukusebenza ngokuhlanganyela yi-UPDF, amaphoyisa, kanye ne-UWA okuholele ekuboshweni kwabasolwa abane.
Abasolwa bazomiswa ezinkantolo zomthetho, kusho uHangi, enezela: “Sizishayela ihlombe izinhlaka zezokuphepha ezijoyine imisebenzi yokuzingela abantu ngemuva kokushona kwezingonyama zethu kanye nobuholi besifunda saseKanungu ngoxhaso oludluliselwe emaqenjini ezokuphepha. Siqinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi sizoqhubeka nokuqinisa ukuvikelwa kwamabhubesi nezinye izilwane zasendle e-Uganda futhi sizolilandela leli cala kuze kube kwenziwa ubulungiswa ngamabhubesi afile. Amapaki ethu kazwelonke ahlala ephephile futhi eheha izivakashi, futhi sisenezingonyama Queen Elizabeth namanye amapaki. ”
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- On Monday evening, UWA received credible information about the people suspected to be behind killing the lions, and acting on the same, a joint operation by UPDF, the Police, and UWA was conducted leading to the arrest of the 4 suspects.
- “We applaud the security agencies that joined operations to hunt the people behind the death of our lions and the leadership of Kanungu district for the support extended to the security teams.
- We assure the public that we shall continue to strengthen protection of lions and other wildlife in Uganda and will pursue this case until justice for the dead lions is served.
