Two People Arrested Over Trying To Bribe Police Officer With Shs2million To Kill A Murder Case.
On Monday 15th April 2024, the territorial police of Arua district have arrested and detained two people for bribing them with two million (2,000,000) shillings inorder to kill a murder case. This arrest was made on Sunday 14th April 2024 at around 4:30 pm in the evening at Arua Vurra district CPS, in Vurra Subcounty, Arua district.
The arrested suspects are Ajikia Annet Female Adult aged 28 years old Lugbara by tribe a peasant and wife to the murder suspect one Onzima Innocent, and Nyakuta Brian Male adult aged 22 years old Lugbara by tribe a bodaboda rider, all residents of Nyio Village, Nyio parish, Vurra subcounty in Arua District.
It's alleged that on 17th December 2023, one called Arijole Alido was murdered by his brother called Onzima Innocent and other clan members, his house was demolished and all his properties were burnt by the same people.
After killing him, his body was dumped inside his pit latrine, they accused him of being rich as a result of illuminati. After committing these offences, all the suspects allegedly escaped to hide in DR Congo.
This case of murder was registered under Arua Vurra district CPS CRB 239/2023, and malicious damage and Arson were registered on SD reference 13th December 2023. When the suspects received information that the former OC CID, Detective ASP Maloba Moses was transfered, and that a new OC CID, Detective ASP Kalinaki Japhar was brought, they decided to come back to their homes from DR Congo. So when the new OC CID received information about this case file and the suspects being back home from DR Congo, he mobilised personnel to go and arrest the murder suspects.
On Friday 12th April 2024 at around 4:00 pm, one suspect by the names of Onzima Innocent, the leader of the clan who allegedly commanded the clan members to kill the deceased, was arrested and detained at Arua Vurra district Central Police Station at Odumi. On 14th April 2024, the two suspects of bribery came to the station and entered into the office of the current OC CID Arua district, and handed over two million uganda shillings (2,000,000/=) to him such that he kills the murder case against their relative Onzima Innocent and set him free.
This annoyed the OC CID Detective ASP Kalinaki Japher, who ordered for the arrest and detention of the two suspects. A case of Bribing a police officer on duty was registered under SD reference 16/14/04/2024. Statements were obtained from the two suspects, as well as from witnesses.
The Two million ugandan shillings (2,000,000/=) was recovered and Exhibited. Their casefile was forwarded to RSA for sanctioning. They were transferred from Arua district police headquarters in Vurra Subcounty to Arua City Central Division, ready to be taken to Arua court to answer the offence of Bribing a police officer.
Meanwhile, the suspect of murder, one Onzima Innocent was also taken to Arua City Central Division to be taken for medical examinations to ascertain his mental status.
SSP Angucia Josephine spokesperson West Nile Region police said that this act of bribing a police officer to kill a case is corruption, and the arrest of the two should send a message to the general public that Uganda Police Force is a professional institution that does not encourage corruption, and so those who think of inducing police officers through corrupt practices like briberies should desist from the vice, as they can be arrested and prosecuted according to the law.
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