Kitino Jacob

Kitino Jacob was born in Gulu in north of Uganda he comes from an acholi tribe. He lives far from the capital city because that is where the LRA is the lord's resistance army is. The LRA is gang/army that steals boys and girls and turns them into child soldiers. The LRA fights with the government so they can get the whole city to be Christians and they will call that Acholiland.
Jacob gets caught by kony's army and becomes a child soldier. The story is not easy to read the life of Jacob, come with lots of violence and pain. Jacob has been captured and it has been a couple weeks in. Jacob had all his hope on his father coming with his army and saving them. He didn't believe in himself, he didn't thought of saving himself because he was from a wealthy family and he had everything done and brought to him. So he was used to that all he thinked about was his father coming and rescuing him then when he heard from a friend that the LRA killing his friend. This made him think he can't wait any longer he has to find his way out he has to do it himself Jacobe then acts as a leader for his group of friends. He decided that they should escape and he is smart because he planned a really good getaway
He doesn't let them down or leave them behind because he knows that that's all he’s got. As the group was leaving, He realized that they left a friend behind so he said “u guys go i'll catch up”. So he went to go and get him Jacob is really caring, Jacob saved another child's life from being a soldier/slave for the rest of his life. This show’s how Jacob is loyal to his friends and that he would be a good friend. Jacob had a wealthy family “jacob slide the two five thousand shield notes” . Jacob is a warm hearted person, but he has gone through a lot and when he see’s others going through a hard time he tries his hardest to help them. like when he saw oteka hungry and broke, he gave him money so he can get help for