Uganda, March 29 -- Security in the Rwenzori sub-region remained tightened due to threats from ADF rebels as Christian devotees participated in the annual Way of the Cross processions on Good Friday in Fort Portal City.

The Way of the Cross, drawing Christians from the Catholic Church, Anglican, and Orthodox communities, commenced at 9am, with believers traversing various parts of Fort Portal City.

James Ruhweza, the Rwenzori West region police commander, emphasized the necessity of deploying heavily to manage crowds.

"Christians are many, and as security, we have to deploy heavily both to control the crowd and offer them security," he noted, speaking during a month in which UPDF warned that militants belonging to the ADF rebel group h...