Trigger Happy: Police Officer Kills Colleague Over Fighting For Stolen Factory Goods

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Apr 14, 2024 - 15:05

Apr 14, 2024 - 15:49

Trigger Happy: Police Officer Kills Colleague Over Fighting For Stolen Factory Goods

The territorial police in the Ssezibwa region are hunting for Cpl Okoth Celestine aged 50 years a police officer attached to Bujagali FFU detach R/o Bujagali detach Wakisi Division Buikwe district over killing a Police Constable Mugobera Richard No 64776 aged 45 years a police officer attached to Bujagali FFU detach R/o Bujagali detach Wakisi Division Buikwe district.

It's alleged that at around 6pm the deceased was deployed at Yogi factory together with the suspect, No.70717 PC Okello Geoffrey, and No 71531 PC Wamon Denis to provide security.

However, on arrival at the main gate, they found that a security guard of priority one identified as Okello Jasper who was on duty during the day had arrested a worker with gauze rolls suspected to be stolen from the factory, and Cpl Okoth wanted to take over the arrested suspect of gauze which the security guard resisted.

The two picked up a quarrel and the deceased came in to talk to the colleague to stop quarreling but Okoth who had placed his gun on the table and moved behind picked up his gun wanting to shoot the security guard, unfortunately, he shot the deceased in the left thigh causing severe bleeding.

The victim was rushed to Jinja referral hospital where he was pronounced dead

Police confirmed that the Suspect was still at large with his gun no.UGPol 565910105-38982 was used in the shooting of the deceased. while the deceased's gun no.UGPol 565817044-32062 was recovered with all ammunition.

A team of police officers led by DPC Njeru Sp Basalirwa, OC Cid Njeru, OC Budyagari FFU base, D/Soco, detectives, and uniformed personnel recovered one cartilage and blood swabs at the crime scene.

The deceased's body was observed with a bullet wound at the left thigh and the body was taken to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Efforts to arrest the suspect and recover the gun used in this murder are ongoing Police said.