A police officer attached to Bunamwaya community police station in Sabagabo-Makindye has shot dead his colleague and an LDU personnel before taking his own life also by shooting.
According to the Kampala metropolitan police deputy spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the incident happened after a heated argument ensued between police constable Ben Ojilong and Cpl Alex Opito on how to proceed with a case.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that Ojilong picked his gun and shot at Opito several times killing him instantly, while an LDU personnel who was passing by sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead upon reaching Kitebi Health Centre III,” he said in a statement released on Tuesday evening.
Kampala Metropolitan South responded to the scene and is currently actively investigating the incident. The gun and cartridges have been recovered, bodies have also been taken to city mortuary at Mulago hospital.
One eyewitness, Maria Namafulo Twahib, said at around 2 pm she saw Ojilong standing outside the police station shedding tears. Namafulo says that she inquired from Ojilong why he was crying, but he instead asked her to write down his contacts.
“He told me in case of anything, I should inform his people. Minutes after I had left him outside the police station, I heard gunshots and I didn’t know what had happened to Ojilong,” Namafulo said.
Shamim Nnabagereka, head of Women Council at Bunamwaya zone, said when she was going to the nearby trading centre, she saw Opito standing at the entrance of the station wearing striped shirt looking puzzled.
“After few minutes later, I saw an LDU food truck arriving at the station. An LDU officer jumped out the truck and he entered the police station and he seems to have attempted to save the situation and he was also shot,” Nnabagereka said.
At least 17 cartridges were picked at the scene.
