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By Onzoma AlbertArua City The West Nile region Police report indicates an increase in livestock theft in the last two months, with stolen animals often transported in unconventional vehicles like private cars and tricycles, locally known as "Raksers." In May t
By Onzoma Albert
Arua City
The West Nile region Police report indicates an increase in livestock theft in the last two months, with stolen animals often transported in unconventional vehicles like private cars and tricycles, locally known as "Raksers."
In May this year Toyota Wish was found abandoned with three herds of cattle on the outskirts of Arua City.
Relatedly, residents and police in Bileafe Sub County, Terego District, were as well left stunned by a similar incident in the same month where, a silver Toyota Harrier, registration number UAW 012A, was discovered abandoned on the premises of Liria Primary School in Abindi Village with two dead bulls and one live cow.
The most recent been on Thursday June 12, where 17 stolen cattle were intercepted by the Police of Terego district as the animals were been transported at 4:00am in the morning.
SP Collins Asea, the West Nile Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed the incident on Friday 13 May 2025 during the weekly Police Media Briefing according to him over 30 herds of cattle had been stolen between the months of May and June but most of them were recovered by the Police.
“The incident of Livestock theft has sharply increased in the months of May and June in the areas of Maracha, Koboko, Terego and Ayivu East in Arua city we are urging the public to always be suspicious about unfamiliar activities in their area because these criminals normally operates between 2am and 4am in the morning, I want to encourage the public to be vigilant and alert when they notice such vehicles in their areas they should report to the nearest Police station so that we can response to such incidents” he said.
In December 2024 during the New Year’s Eve President Museveni banned Uganda police force from giving police bonds to cattle thieves insisting that they should be arraigned in courts of law in a move aimed at curbing the rampant cattle theft.
“These thefts are typically carried out by armed criminals operating in the dead hours of the night”. Asia added.
Police have launched investigations and a manhunt for the suspects in the incidents where 17 animals were recovered and authorities are calling on the public to be more vigilant and report any suspicious activity that could aid in arresting those behind the rising trend of livestock theft.