A police officer has cut short the life of a young man at music concert ushering in Christmas in Rukungiri District.
Benon Tibesigwa, 21, a student of St. Jerome Secondary school Ndama in Kebisoni Sub County met his death in the wee hours of Christmas while attending a disco at Mukatesani trading center in Kebisgoni Sub County.
According to preliminary information obtained by our reporter, Tibesigwa was gunned down when a team of police officers comprising of sergeant David Twebaze, detective constable Agaba Busingye and special police constable Baziira Begumisa from Kebisoni police station invaded a disco hall accusing the organisers of staging an illegal event.
When one of the organisers tried to negotiate, the officers reportedly lost their tempers and started shooting at the revellers.
Tibesigwa was shot in the chest. He was rushed to Nyakibale hospital where he died on arrival.
However, Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson says that when police stormed the hall to demand an explanation why the concert was organised without their knowledge, the revelers turned rowdy and attempted to attack them.
He says it is during this scuffle that the officers started shooting in the air and a stray bullet hit Tibesigwa. Maate says that Tibesigwa was rushed to Nyakibaale hospital but died on arrival.
Tibesigwa’s body is still lying at Nyakibaale hospital mortuary pending a postmortem. According to Maate, all the officers who were involved in the shooting are in custody to help with investigations into the matter.
So bad for officers killing themselves
Comments are closed.