In 1990s when the Lord Resistance rebels (LRA) started abducting, maiming people and raided villages for food, the local people lacked protection. On the day of 25th April 1995, the LRA abducted and killed 150 people at Atiak in Amuru district. The concentrated Camp was first created at Pabbo in 1996 and hosted about 75000 of inhabitants from Atiak and near by places. Lokude IDP camp Just 20 kilomtres from Gulu town, was one of the villages affected by the northern Uganda conflict and people who lived the village were forced into the Internal Displaced camp of Coope, however, when the camp became congested, the people of Lukodi were decongested into camp of Lukodi in 2003, but little did they know they would be attacked by the LRA forces on the evening of 19th May 2004, the camp huts were burnt, gun bullets landed on innocent people, the children were smashed until 59 people were blood murdered. Barlonyo massacre site On 21st February 2004, about 300 people were brutally killed by the Lords Resistance Rebels, they burnt the Barlonyo IDP camp. As part of the healing process the government put up a monument at the site of the massacre, but people living in the area are still traumatized. There is need to do more to restore the dignity and self esteem of the victims. St. Mary’s Aboke Girls School This is a missionary girl’s school where 139 girls were abducted by the Lord Resistance Army on the 9th october1996. 109 of those young girls were released to the Italian sister The school established peace garden and a monument remember and commemorate the lives of suffering girls and Sister Rachael. The school buildings are being renovated, and to maintain the history of the place, one of the old buildings is being restored under the supervision of the Uganda National Museum.
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