Flavia Terimulungi, the UPDF 5th Infantry Division spokesperson confirmed the death of the applicant, saying that the deceased might have been on medication for an illness, which they are yet to establish.
An
applicant has collapsed and died during the Local Defense Personnel recruitment exercise in Lira City.
The deceased is
28-year-old Solomon Amone, a resident of Adyel
in Lira City West Division.
Amone collapsed and passed on shortly after covering 2.5 out of 5 kilometre run.
He had
completed the first phase of the recruitment
including screening and qualified academically.
A team from the Uganda People’s Défense
Force 4th Division are in Lira conducting interviews for people who would wish to join the Local Defense Unit.
The
two-day exercise targets to recruit 235 people from Alebtong, Dokolo, Lira district and City.
Flavia Terimulungi, the UPDF 5th Infantry
Division spokesperson confirmed the death of the applicant, saying that the deceased might have been on medication for an illness, which they are yet to
establish.
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Lawrence Egole, the Lira Resident City
Commissioner described the incident as unfortunate, saying the applicant died before he could be taken to the hospital.
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The deceased’s body has been taken to Lira
Regional Referral Hospital for postmortem.
