Otto was hospitalized on Tuesday where he was rushed from Pader District where he collapsed during interrogations in relation to his escape from police custody on January 6th for flouting COVID-19 guidelines and campaigning past 6 pm.
There was drama at Gulu Regional
Referral Hospital on Wednesday evening after police blocked the transfer of
Aruu County Member of Parliament, Samuel Odonga Otto to Mulago Specialised National
Referral Hospital.
Otto was hospitalized on Tuesday where he was rushed from Pader District where
he collapsed during interrogations in relation to his escape from police
custody on January 6th for flouting COVID-19 guidelines and campaigning
past 6 pm.
A medical worker at the hospital told URN on condition of anonymity that Otto
was referred to Kampala for further care delivery. However, a police officer
who was guarding him declined to release him, saying he was following 'orders from
above.'
According to the Leader of Opposition - LoP, Betty Aol Ocan who was
closely involved in the case, the legislator had already been granted bond at Pader
Central Police Station prior to his admission at the hospital.
It took her intervention and that of the Kilak South MP, Gilbert Olanya who
contacted the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech for
help.
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According to Olanya, Otto was instructed
to report to the Police Headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday next week for
further questioning.
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The former FDC stalwart is among seven MPs from Acholi sub-region who lost
their seats during the January 14th, 2021 elections after serving
his constituency for 25 years since 2001.
Otto was ousted by Christopher Komakech,
an independent candidate who polled 9,327 votes against Otto's 5,953 votes.
