Police in Kole district have launched an investigation into circumstances under which a suspect was shot dead during a scuffle to disarm a policeman.
The deceased, identified as Daniel Obura, 28, a resident of Bala Town Council, was reportedly shot dead when he attacked a police constable identified as Mugisa Eliot, 24 years old, attached to Alemi Police Post in Kole District on February 26, 2024.
It’s alleged that on February 26, 2024, at around 12:44 hours, D/CPL Katongole Mathias, PC Mama Emmanuel, and PPC Mugisa Eliot booked out from Alemi police post to effect the arrest of a suspect identified as Angole Daniel Abii in a case of assault registered at Alemi police post SD reference 06/14/08/2023.
An intelligence report indicates that the suspect was among the people who were moving with the cows to Agege village, Bala Sub-County in Kole District, to pay dowry.
SP Jimmy Patrick Okema, the North Kyoga regional police spokesperson, said the team was later intercepted on the way; however, in the process of handcuffing the suspect by one police officer, the deceased resisted the arrest and held him badly with intentions to disarm him. Immediately, PPC Mugisa Eliot cocked his gun.The deceased again left the other police officer, confronted PPC Mugisa Eliot with a stick, and grabbed him.In the process of struggling, a bullet went off and hit the deceased, who died on the spot.
“A DEF vibe 001/2024 has been registered at Kole CPS to investigate the circumstances under which PPC Mugisa Eliot released the bullet that killed Obura Daniel Abii,” said SP Okema.
A crime scene was visited, examined, and documented by the District SOCO together with a team of detectives from CPS Kole.
Statements were recorded by relevant witnesses.
The officer who allegedly shot the deceased was arrested and detained at Kole CPS, while the suspect in the assault case, Angole Daniel Abii, was also arrested and detained at Kole CPS.
The deceased body was picked up and conveyed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital’s mortuary pending postmortem.
Shortly after members of the public learned that the officers were detained briefly at Bala police station, they went and attacked Bala police station with the intention of killing the officer.
However, a team of police officers led by DPC Kole responded with the re-enforcement of FFU from the North Kyoga Region, dispersed the riotous crowd, rescued the police officers from Bala police station, and quickly whisked them to Kole CPS for further investigation.
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