- KAMPALA-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: Police said Monday it had launched a hunt for a UPDF officer, who shot a traffic officer on duty and injured him in a traffic accident incident.
The traffic officer, identified as PC Mukebezi Robert was on duty at Kira road division and had over the weekend responded to a traffic incident, involving a military vehicle,a Prado H4DF 1391, that veered off the road and rammed into a sign post.
But during the process of transferring the accident vehicle to the police for further inspection, a military response team also approached the scene in another vehicle.
The military responders were using a pick up under registration number, H4DF 922, that was commanded by Major Okua Alpha.
” Unfortunately, one of his officers, identified as Corporal Babangida Bashir Mango, drew out his gun then shot and injured the traffic officer. The suspect eventually abandoned his gun at Bukasa village and is on the run* police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement.
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Babangida is now wanted on charges of attempted murder and obstruction of an officer on lawful duty.