North Kyoga Police are holding two of their own accused of torturing a suspect in custody.
The suspects are police constables Bernard Ogoro and Mathew Bwambale attached to Ibuje police station.
They were arrested this morning after a video showing them beating and kicking a suspect in handcuffs started making rounds on social media on Tuesday night.
The incident happened at Sadeem Alkuwait Road Construction Company offices in Ibuje sub-county in Apac district.
Reports indicate that Ogoro, who is attached to the Field Force Police Unit contacted Ibuje police station for reinforcement to arrest Ronald Mumbere who was threatening to harm Cesare Meghila, an administrator at Sadam Alkuwait.
It is alleged that the victim become violent when the administrators rejected his request for a loan worth Shillings 500,000.
This forced the officers to use force to subdue and handcuff him before they descended on him with blows and kicks and dragged him to the Ibuje police station.
Jimmy Patrick Okema, the North Kyoga Police spokesperson, who condemned the incident, says that they realized it when the video started circulating on social media. Patrick Okema speaking…
According to Okema, the victim will be subjected to a medical examination to ascertain his mental and physical state. END.