Two men arrested for selling dead chickens in northern Uganda
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Independent
Two men, Denis Okot and Samuel Olwa, have been arrested in Oyam district in northern Uganda while selling dead chickens for consumption. Police are investigating the risk of transmission of avian diseases, and the suspects were taken to Oyam Central Police Station, according to regional spokesperson Patrick Jimmy Okema.
Two men, Denis Okot and Samuel Olwa, were arrested on Friday evening in Otwee B Village, in Oyam district in northern Uganda, after being accused of selling dead chickens to the public, The Independent reports, citing the URN agency.
The suspects were intercepted as they were returning towards Oyam Town Council by a team led by Francis Behangana, deputy resident district commissioner for Oyam, and the district’s deputy internal security officer. The incident is said to have taken place in Acaba sub-county, according to the preliminary report.
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