KAMPALA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan military said on Monday it had arrested a Sudan People's Liberation Army In the Opposition (SPLA-IO) commander for allegedly recruiting Ugandan youths to join their ranks, a spokesperson said here.
Brig. Richard Karemire, Ugandan military spokesperson told Xinhua that Col. John Data alias Tom Chadiga was arrested in the northwestern district of Koboko for engaging in activities that do not promote security and peace in the neighboring country.
He said Data who has been under military detention has been handed over to Uganda Police Force for further investigations and prosecution.
Karemire said Uganda will not be used as a base to destabilize neighboring South Sudan.
Local media here report that many Ugandan youths and South Sudan refugees are secretly being wooed and recruited to fight alongside the opposition fighters to oust President Salva Kiir.
Uganda is host to more than one million South Sudan refugees. The influx of the refugees was sparked off by fighting in 2013 between troops loyal to Kiir and those supporting former vice president Riek Machar. Enditem
