A Ugandan Islamic extremist rebel leader, accused of being responsible
for the murder of hundreds of people has been handed over by Tanzania to
Ugandan authorities.
Jamil Mukulu is head of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an
organisation accused of a string of attacks in western Uganda and Kampala that
killed approximately 1000 people between 1998 and 2000.
Ugandan army military spokesperson Paddy Ankunda confirmed to Reuters
news agency that Mukulu arrived in Uganda on Friday.
Mukulu, a Ugandan national, was arrested in Tanzania in late April.
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| ADF leader Jamil Mukulu (seen left) in handcuffs with Tanzanian security |
He is also wanted in connection with fighting in neighbouring
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Uganda's government alleges the ADF is linked to Somalia's al-Shabaab
militants.
Mukulu has been under UN sanctions since 2011, and rights groups say
the ADF is responsible for executions, kidnappings, torture and rape and has
profited from lucrative cross-border trade in timber and minerals in eastern
Congo.
The Congolese army launched a major operation against the ADF last
year, saying they had significantly weakened the group, leaving it with as few
as 50 fighters.