A Local Defence Unit (LDU) officer who shot dead the LC I Chairperson of Katovu village, Malongo Sub-county, Lwengo district, has been gunned down according to sources.
This happened on Elgin Street in Masaka Municipality.
According to the CCTV footage from police, the LDU officer identified as Robert Muyaga opened fire immediately after seeing the duo, a man and a pregnant woman sit on a motorcycle, which was parked outside Byansi Clinic.
The cause of the disagreement among the three is believed to be a love affair between LDU Officer Muyaga’s wife and the LC1 chairperson identified as Francis Musaasizi
People originally assumed that this was a boda-boda transporter.
The Chairperson is then seen greeting the LDU Officer, Miyaga and moments later, a lady seated at the entrance of the clinic, stands up and follows the chairperson to his motorcycle.
As the lady prepares to seat, Mr Miyaga cocks his gun and fires one, point blank, right through his wife before dishing out two more at the LC 1 Chairperson. Miyaga is then seen fleeing the scene of the crime as on-lookers dash into any open doors.
DPC Abbass Senyonjo has confirmed the death of Mr Musaasizi the LC 1 chairperson. The alleged wife of the LDU officer died at the Masaka regional referral hospital on arrival.
The blood-soaked body of the LC 1 chairperson was removed from the scene of the crime by the Police.
According to Major Flavia Terimulungi, the spokesperson of the Kasijjagirwa Armoured Brigade, the unit was sent out to look for and arrest Mr Miyaga.
Mr Miyaga was found and he resisted arrest by shooting at the unit. The Armoured brigade returned fire and killed him.
