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John Lematia, the Ayivu West Constituency MP on Sunday exchanged blows with James Ariko, a DSTV technician in Arua city over an ex-lover, Faith Eyotaru.
The situation escalated into a physical altercation, which was eventually diffused by hotel staff. Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Region police spokesperson, confirmed that the incident took place around 3:00 pm on Sunday. After the scuffle, Ariko and Lematia proceeded to the Arua City Central police division to report the incident.
They were then directed to Arua district police headquarters at Odumi in Vurra, where they respectively filed cases of assault and threatening violence.
Preliminary investigations by the police suggest that Eyotaru was previously in a long-term relationship with Ariko, but they allegedly separated last year. Subsequently, Eyotaru entered into a relationship with Lematia, who reportedly helped her secure the position of relationship officer at Victoria University in Kampala.
According to a reliable source, during a meeting with the police, Eyotaru stated that her romantic involvement with Ariko had ended, and she is now in a relationship with Lematia. When contacted for comment, Lematia declined, stating that he was attending a function in Adumi.
Source: The Observer