LRA Kill Congo Game Rangers


New Vision (Kampala)

November 3, 2005
Posted to the web November 3, 2005

Frank Mugabi
Kampala

THE Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, who in mid-September crossed from southern Sudan to the DR Congo, have in their first attack on the local population killed 12 game rangers of the Garamba National Park.

Arua-based UPDF spokesman Capt. Anech Mubangizi said the rangers were killed last Monday, during a battle with the rebels, whom they had pursued for killing an elephant in the park on the Sudan-Congo border.

"They (rangers) suspected that the elephant had been killed by poachers. Disregarding earlier reports that these were rebels, they attacked and unfortunately 12 rangers were shot dead in the crossfire," Anech said.

It was difficult to establish whether the rebels had suffered any causality.


The over 200 rebels suspected to be under the command of LRA deputy chief Vincent Otti, are reported to have resorted to feasting on the game after failing to convince the local population to sell them food. It has also been hard for them to get food from across the Sudan border due to presence of a joint SPLA and UPDF force.

This was the third elephant the rebels had killed in the park, where they acquired sanctuary.

How much does it cost to hunt rebels. Whats the bag limit and what caliber rifle would you perfer. Myself I would like some distance might go with a 30-378 or 338-378. That would put the fear of god in some rebels.

I wouldnt hesitate to shoot a poacher or two. Some of the worst induviduals on the planet they are.

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wouldnt hesitate to shoot a poacher or two.

That'd be what you call a real PAC hunt!

It would be a good thing if African governments took the fight to poachers and killed as many of them as possible - vermin is too mild a term for these scum.