Different groups of people have recently been calling for immediate disbandment of the Local Defense Unit (LDU) for their brutal acts against unarmed Ugandans.
LDU officers have been in a spotlight during the COVID-19 lockdown as many of their cruel actions were captured and circulated on social media. Human Activists have termed their actions as ‘inhumane’ since some led to loss of lives.
UPDF spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire admitted that some of their officers have made mistakes but it’s too early to call for the disbandment of the unit.
“Regarding calls to disband LDUs by some groups, there is no reason for that. They have over a long time while working with other forces contributed tremendously to peace by fighting crime,” Karemire said.
He said the army is reviewing the deployments of the LDUs and Ugandans should not have sleepless nights.
“There is no need to lose heart over these incidents. A comprehensive review of these deployments to enforce anti-COVID 19 measures is soon to take place and we expect better results,” Karemire said.
President Museveni recently promised to address the rampant indiscipline of the officers.