thern ▁K ag era ▁Region ) ▁until ▁stopping ▁at ▁Ky aka ▁Bridge , ▁which ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁U A ▁troops ▁proceeded ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁while ▁lo oting , ▁rap ing ▁and ▁murder ing ▁in ▁the ▁occupied ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁T anz an ian ▁military ▁quickly ▁re group ed , ▁causing ▁the ▁U A ▁to ▁retre at ▁back ▁into ▁U g anda ▁even ▁as ▁President ▁A min ▁declared ▁K ag era ' s ▁an nex ation . ▁The ▁T anz ani ans ▁launched ▁a ▁large ▁counter - off ensive , ▁and ▁the ▁U g and an ▁military ▁soon ▁started ▁to ▁dis integr ate ▁under ▁the ▁on s la ug ht . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁U g and an ▁border ▁town ▁Mut uk ula ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁T anz an ian ▁army ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁K amp ala ▁and ▁prepared ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁A min ' s ▁rule . ▁The ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁para de ▁at ▁Kol olo ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁other ▁high - ran king ▁command ers ▁performed ▁a ▁traditional ▁N ub ian ▁dance . ▁One ▁U g and an ▁later ▁commented ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁dan cing ▁officers ▁on ▁live ▁television , ▁he ▁real ised ▁that ▁his ▁country ' s ▁leadership ▁" did ▁not ▁know ▁what ▁exactly ▁was ▁going ▁on " ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁But ab ika