Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II has challenged the government to consider urgent support for a group of men he claims are victims of sexual violence perpetrated during the war in the region between 1987 and 1992.

Rwot Acana was speaking in Gulu City on Friday at the homecoming party for the new State Minister for Northern Uganda, Dr Kenneth Olusegun Omona.
Addressing the Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, who was the chief guest, Rwot Acana said the victims were dying as the government looked on.
However, he did not state whether the male victims were sodomised by the government soldiers or the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels.
He claimed that most of them are unable to take care of their medical bills while their conditions deteriorate day by day.
Rwot Acana asked the government to hasten the passing of the Transitional Justice Policy Bill and the rollout of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund 4 (NUSAF 4), which will ensure such victims of sexual violence are accommodated and supported.
In her speech, Nabbanja admitted that the region continues to endure the scars of war but stressed that the upcoming NUSAF 4 will not tackle anything outside the livelihood support to communities in the region.