Nicholas Kafeero, one of the survivors of the Nassana shooting is in pain with a bullet still stuck in his chest.
Two weeks ago, a Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier shot
dead five people and injured four others critically. Lance Corporal Denis
Omara, who is also deceased, shot his victims following a misunderstanding with
his colleagues. The dead include two LDUs, a police officer who had come
for rescue and a woman in a vehicle.
Kafeero who is the husband to Ritah Nabuyungo who was also killed was
shot two bullets in the chest. On his sickbed in Mulago Hospital, Kafeero who is in excruciating pain says
that the doctors carried out an operation where only one bullet was removed from
his body.
“Doctors have given me drugs that I will be taking from home
after we failed to meet the expensive medical bills that are required here as I
wait for the second operation on 18th next month, but the pain is still too
much. I don’t sleep at night,” Kafeero says.
Kafeero, a father of five says that he is disappointed that the UPDF
did not provide any support during the burial of his wife. He also says that
the army has never approached him for compensation.
//Cue; “ olaba tebaze mukuzika…
Cue… obulamu bwange babwonona.”//
The UPDF Deputy Spokesperson, Lt Col Deo Akiiki declined to
comment saying that the incident is still under investigation.
//Cue; “let’s wait for the report …
Cue…investigations are still.”//
Dr Elvis Sseremba who is treating to Kafeero says that Kafeero
stands chances of survival since the two bullets did not heat the heart or Lungs. He
adds that Kafeero will undergo another operation on 18th next month to remove
the second bullet.
"He
was so lucky that the bullet did not hit the heart side in the chest, a blood
vessel, or even on the lungs. the X-rays shows that it lodged in other parts of
the body like bones, that person will survive once the operation is done
successfully,” said Sseremba
He, however, advises the victim to follow the Doctor’s medical instructions
especially as he prepares for the next surgery, especially taking drugs in time
and keeping the wound from infections that would lead to swelling.
