Uganda has captured the commander of a militia squad responsible for the murders of foreign tourists and a school massacre.Uganda said Friday that the captured commander of a militia squad accused of killing two foreign tourists last month had also led a horrific massacre at a school in June that left dozens dead.
Uganda has blamed the ADF, which is affiliated to the Islamic State group, for both the murder of the honeymooning tourists and their local guide in October, as well as the school attack that cost the lives of 42 people, most of them students. Major General Dick Olum, who oversees Uganda’s military operations against the ADF in the Congo, named the ringleader of the attacks as Abdul Rashid Kyoto, alias Njovu, who was captured in a raid late Tuesday.
“This operation that led to the capture of Njovu… should reassure Ugandans and visitors coming to Uganda that with ongoing operations, Uganda is safe and ADF will be defeated,” Olum said.