Police has arrested a man responsible for a series of offensive Facebook posts about Itesots and Japhadola in Tororo district that fuel up tribal sentiments on a daily.
Following a report of a series of offensive online posts relating to the two rival tribes from a Facebook page alleged to be belonging to 100.2 East Fm Midundo Zaidi an investigation was sanctioned by UCC.
After a few months, police traced the Facebook page to having been created and managed by a 31yr old Andrew Ofumbe a former employee of the same radio station.
He had created a parody account with similar features as that of the prominent radio station which was used to spread divergent views and ignite hatred between the two different tribal groups in Tororo District.
he was charged with offensive communication under the Communications Act. He has since been taken to Tororo Police Station where he shall then be arraigned before courts of law.
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