LRA spokesman denies Kony/Otti split, other commander remains detained in DRC
October 23rd, 2007 by alison
LRA spokesman Godfrey Ayoo denied recent reports that there has been a split between LRA leader Joseph Kony and his deputy Vincent Otti, saying that, “The movement is solid.†Another senior LRA commander, Opiyo Makasi, remains in the custody of the Congolese government in Kinshasa after reportedly surrendering to UN peacekeepers (MONUC). Ugandan government officials expressed concern that they have not been allowed to access Makasi yet. They are hoping to gain intelligence on the LRA from him, as well as allow him to reintegrate into Ugandan society. Read more at BBC News.