Members of Parliament from Lango, Uganda, urged the government to supply more rifles to pro-government militias fighting the Lord’s Resistance Army in Lango. The LRA recently released letters promising to undertake widespread killings in Lango.
Kampala newspaper The Monitor quoted Lango member of parliament Omara Atubo as saying,
Imagine 2,000 people being given only 800 guns to fight! We appeal to government to give us more guns to counter the bigger threat the rebels pose now. As a result, many [fighters] have abandoned [the war] because they will definitely not fight with their bare hands.
According to The Monitor, the government has agreed to give guns to the Amuka Group, which is fighting the LRA in Lango, as well as the Arrow Group which is fighting the rebels in the Teso region.
Source:
Lango MPs Ask for Guns. The Monitor (Kampala), November 28, 2003.