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Uganda hands over bodies of two South Sudan soldiers after months in mortuary

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-09-07 16:00:00

Authorities in Uganda’s Yumbe District have handed over the bodies of two South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) soldiers to South Sudanese officials after they spent months at Yumbe Regional Referral Hospital mortuary.

One of the bodies was identified as 27-year-old Corporal Daniel Agweli, who was shot dead by Ugandan security personnel on December 19, 2025, in Yamba Village near the Uganda-South Sudan border.

Ugandan authorities said Agweli had allegedly robbed a charcoal dealer of money, a mobile phone and a motorcycle before opening fire when security officers attempted…

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