RIP: Paul Bishop Drileba

Arua health officer killed by mob over land

by · The Observer

Arua district acting health officer, Paul Bishop Drileba has been killed by a mob in Ajia sub-county Arua district over land wrangles.

Drileba had reportedly gone to survey his land in Ojibari village early Saturday at around 9 am, which he purchased in September. He was accompanied by seven other people, including a surveyor, to fix mark stones.

However, as soon as they started surveying, they were surrounded by a mob of over 100 people armed with pangas, arrows and bows. 

According to Arua resident district commissioner (RDC) Swaib Toko said that the angry mob started cutting Drileba and the surveyor with pangas as the others fled. He added that Drileba was cut on the head, back and neck until he died. At the same time, the surveyor whose name could not readily be established escaped with injuries together with his machine to a nearby trading centre,   

The body of Drileba was taken to Arua regional referral hospital for postmortem. Information URN obtained from Ajia indicates that all the occupants of Ojibari village have since fled with their animals and property after the incident. 

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