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Two days later the convoy left Gulu Airfield and headed north on the A104. It was early morning and traffic was relatively light. After about twenty minutes we turned left off the tarred road onto a smaller dirt road. I was in the lead Buffel which was equipped with a satellite GPS navigation system. Besides the driver, six South African ‘Recce’s’ and Major Kafeero were the vehicles other occupants. I had deliberately selected the South Africans to lead the convoy, as they were experienced operators in this sort of terrain.
When the first village eventually came into view, I called a halt to the convoy. We split into three groups, each one heading to a separate village. The villages were about two miles apart and each mini-convoy consisted of three supply trucks and three escort vehic
