Uganda hands over bodies of two South Sudan soldiers after months in mortuary
Ugandan authorities have returned the bodies of two South Sudanese soldiers to their home country after they were killed in separate border incidents. The handover aims to improve diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two nations.
Why it matters
The event highlights the fragile security situation and ongoing border disputes between Uganda and South Sudan.
Authorities in Uganda’s Yumbe District have handed over the bodies of two South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) soldiers to South Sudanese officials after they spent months at Yumbe Regional Referral Hospital mortuary.
One of the bodies was identified as 27-year-old Corporal Daniel Agweli, who was shot dead by Ugandan security personnel on December 19, 2025, in Yamba Village near the Uganda-South Sudan border.
Ugandan authorities said Agweli had allegedly robbed a charcoal dealer of money, a mobile phone and a motorcycle before opening fire when security officers attempted to arrest him.
However, South Sudanese authorities, led by Kajo-Keji County Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule, had previously disputed the robbery allegations against Agweli.
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