It is alleged that on Wednesday evening, while on the UNRA operations, they pursued a motor vehicle belonging to one Eria Twase and that in the pursuit, they discharged bullets.
Two police officers have been arrested to help with investigations into the shooting at Bukasa in Wakiso
District that left one woman severely injured.
Those arrested are Erisa Muhumuza and Evelyne Akello,
both police officers being attached to the Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA
enforcement team.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke
Oweyesigire confirmed the arrest of the two police officers saying that investigations
into the alleged shooting have commenced.
It is alleged that on Wednesday evening, while on
the UNRA operations, they pursued a motor vehicle belonging to one Eria Twase
and that in the pursuit, they discharged bullets.
Oweyesigire said that the shooting led to injury of
one person identified as Violet Nansereko who was rushed to Mulago hospital and
currently undergoing treatment.
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According to Oweyesigire, preliminary investigations
have revealed that the shooting was done by police officer Muhumuza but more
details shall be provided later.
He said that the police have also impounded a motor
vehicle that was being used by the enforcement team from UNRA.
The arrest of Muhumuza and Akello followed rioting by residents of Bukasa over the shooting, which prompted the intervention of the Police
from Wakiso under the District commander, Tai Ramathan which quelled the demonstration.
The Police with the help of the army was forced to
shoot in the air to disperse the angry mob that had sought to punish the
accused police officers.
Upon quelling the riotous residents, the police led
by a section of angry residents inspected the shot vehicle and the entire crime
scene.
They demanded for justice and have the suspected
shooters handled according to the law.
An eyewitness said that at the time of shooting
Nansereko with her baby was traveling in the pursued vehicle with
her husband, Twase and that upon parking, he escaped.
Both vehicles came from Masanafu direction towards
Bukasa, on Sentema Road and upon reaching Bukasa trading center, the
vehicle stopped but the police officers instead shot at it.
Ephraim Kasozi
Freelancer