[12] Amoru was born in Dokolo District, Lango sub-region, on 11 October 1983 in an Anglican family of the Langi people.
The second-born of eight children, he attained his primary education while schooling in his home district of Lira at the time when the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in the region was at its peak.
In spite of the hardships, Amoru made it to Ngora High School where he attained both his O-level and A-Level academic qualifications.
Amoru started his media practice as a public relations officer for the vocational institute, Adwoki Technical School in 2006 and then Kumi University in early 2007.
While doing his professional job for the media group, Amoru was promoted to bureau chief in 2009 and then to deputy news editor in 2011,[9] a position he held until March 2012 when he landed his desired career at the time as a public relations officer for the then newly established business and technical examinations body, UBTEB.