Uganda: 46 Former LRA Returnees to Undergo Acholi Cultural Cleansing Rites

Uganda: 46 Former LRA Returnees to Undergo Acholi Cultural Cleansing Rites

[Independent (Kampala)] Gulu -- Forty-six former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) returnees repatriated from South Sudan are set to undergo traditional cleansing rituals as part of efforts to support their reintegration into Acholi communities. The group, comprising 23 adults (12 women and 11 men) and 23 children, arrived at Gulu Airfield on Monday morning aboard a chartered aircraft from Wau Town in South Sudan.

46 former LRA returnees to undergo Acholi cultural cleansing rites

UPDF Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security Maj Gen Richard Owilli Otto address some of the former LRA returnees upon arrival at Gulu Airfield in Gulu City from South Sudan on June 15 2026. URN Photo Gulu, Uganda | URN | Forty-six former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) returnees repatriated from South Sudan are set to undergo traditional cleansing rituals as part of efforts to support their reintegration into Acholi communities. The group, comp…