By Francis Lubega
8th May 2023
Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has voluntarily handed himself to the Police.
Otto walked to the Aswa River Region Police Headquarters in Gulu City on Monday morning where police received him.
This comes five days after the Police launched a manhunt for the former lawmaker over allegations of aggravated torture of suspected timber thieves in the Pader District.
Otto and a group of vigilantes are accused of beating and severely injuring three charcoal businessmen in the Atanga sub-county in the Pader district a week ago on April 30.
Speaking to the media earlier, Otto said that he decided to hand himself in to the Police since he read from social media that the Police wanted him but had no knowledge about the incidents.
According to Odonga Otto, the level of environmental degradation in the Acholi Sub-region has reached an alarming level with its visible impact on climate change being currently felt in the region.
He however notes that despite their campaign, some police officers in the region are instead promoting the vice by shielding perpetrators of illegal charcoal trade by escorting them after receiving bribes.
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