Former LRA rebel group commander Thomas Kwoyelo shares a moment with his lawyers Caleb Alaka (L) and Borris Anyuru (R), pose for a photo on October 25, 2024 after a court session in Gulu City.

He claimed that LRA have occupied his constituency since January 20th this year and, that there are more than 150 LRA forces at Lofirika village, 36 miles from Torit town.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and about two million displaced in northern Uganda since the LRA took leadership of a regional rebellion among the Acholi ethnic minority in 1988.