The deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, said the police were alerted, and officers collected the cartridges, the deceased’s gun, and took the body for a postmortem.
John Bosco Bakya, a private security guard from Security
Group Africa (SGA), shot himself dead on Friday after losing a motorcycle he
had been paid 1,000 Shillings to protect. The incident occurred at a fuel
station in Kinyarwanda village, Nakawa Division, in Kampala. Bakya and his
colleague, Siliwan Apeti, were approached by a man who requested them to guard
his Bajaj Boxer UEO 570E motorcycle overnight.
When they realized the bike had
disappeared the next morning, Bakya expressed extreme worry about being forced
to pay for it and potentially being arrested by the police. “I tried to comfort him and he seemed to have listened. But
when I was a few meters away from him, I heard a bullet sound,” Apeti said.
The deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire,
said the police were alerted, and officers collected the cartridges, the
deceased’s gun, and took the body for a postmortem.
Owoyesigyire noted that
Bakya should have reported the loss to his superiors or the police, as a search
for the motorcycle could have been launched. “He rushed to end his life. It took him only two hours after
he realized the motorcycle had been stolen,” Owoyesigyire said. The
police are now investigating the incident, focusing on Apeti and the motorcycle
owner, to determine if foul play was involved.
In a separate incident, Diana Kotusiime was arrested for
dumping her newborn baby boy in a pit latrine in Naggalama, Nakifuma, Mukono
District. Locals heard the baby's cries and swiftly rescued it, taking the
infant to a nearby health facility for treatment. Owoyesigyire expressed
gratitude to the community members who rescued the baby.
Kotusiime, who was
also in poor condition, was taken to the hospital for treatment. She reportedly
said that she had been abandoned by the baby's father and had suffered through
the pregnancy alone. The authorities are handling both incidents with the
seriousness they deserve, ensuring proper investigations and providing
necessary support.
Senior Staff Reporter
Mr Joseph Kato graduated with a Master's Degree of Art in Journalism & Communication on February 02, 2024 at Makerere University. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Journalism and Media Studies which he attained in 2023 at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway.
Mr Kato holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Kampala International University. The Master's Degree studies and a decade of journalism practice have enabled Mr Kato to be one of the reliable researchers in areas of conflict, r
