MP ODONGA OTOO ON SPOT OVER ASSAULTING A JOURNALIST

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The member of Parliament for Aruu county in Pader district   Hon Odonga Samuel Otoo is now on spot after assaulting a Gulu based Journalist identified as Ojok Geoffrey Okot working with Choice Fm in Gulu  on Sunday during the Fufa Drum tournament between Acholi and West Nile Province on 16th June 2019

According to the report Odonga who claims to be doing crowd management on the touch line where the journalists were seated covering the game  , then all of a sudden he pushed toward one journalist (Okot Geoffrey Okot) and sparks punching him three serious punches on his neck under unclear reason .

While the journalist was trying to identity himself saying he is a journalist while holding up his Press identity card  but Odonga could not calm down and bitterly with ruddy and arrogant emotion replying that I don't care 

" A fake Journalist from a Fake media House , how much have you invested in this tournament " Said Odonga 

One of the eye witness identified as Michael Ojok a journalist working with speak FM in Gulu revealed that he saw Odonga Otoo punching his Colleague eyes on  with all the insults he could , Hon Gilbert Olanya the Member of Parliament for Kilak South  in Amuru  District and Akol Anthony for Kilak North were all there begging Odonga to stop beating the Journalist but he could not restrain saying he don't care .

Willy Chowoo another witness say he saw Odonga Otoo pushing Geoffrey Okot on his neck and moving away while saying he don't care  about any thing 

This acts generates a horrible reactions from  Journalists operating under  Northern Uganda Media Club  to start Searching for his whereabouts to record his statement with the police but he is hiding  in vain since he made the assault 

When contacted by Journalist , Odonga said journalists can take  that  case even to God , "let him look for money else where " Odonga said .

However Phillip Poline Okin the chairperson Acholi parliamentary group doubles as the Mp for Cua  West constituency in Kitgum condemned the act of Odonga saying he will call to warn him 

Joseph Ssempala the Executive Director Human Rights Network For Journalists said it is not so disheartening that an area Member of Parliament who is expected to be exemplary to the people he leads beat up a journalist , we condemned such actions in the strongest terms , we implore the Uganda Police to expeditiously handle the matter so that the Journalist gets Justice.

Geoffrey Ojok Okot is recently nursing a serious pain on his neck and back 

A case has been File under SD 50 /16/2019 .

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