Police in Busoga East say they are investigating a curious incident in which a teenager was shot at close range on the chest in Kibaale Town Council of Namutumba district by the officer in charge of CID Kabale Police Post.
Eyewitnesses say the victim, 19 year old Majid Kiwanuka, was walking with a friend when a saloon car pulled and the occupant beckoned him.
Kiwanuka reportedly walked over to the car which had two occupants with whom he held a conversation lasting about five minutes.
Dison Nduuga who is the CID officer in charge at Kibaale police post reportedly got out of the car, and calmly shot Kiwanuka in the chest. Nduuga reportedly jumped back into the car which sped off.
Kiwanuka who is currently admitted at ward 9 in Jinja regional referral hospital told journalists that, the incident happened on 13th October at around 8:30pm.
According to the X-ray report, Kiwanuka sustained a deep wound in his left upper chest after being shot at close range.
The victim’s mother, Hadijah Bileke says that her son is in bad shape yet she lacks the funds to purchase daily drugs needed to adequately treat Kiwanuka’s wound. Ms. Hadijah adds;…..
Mubarak Mukisa, the victim’s brother says that they receive daily threats from unknown people who on several occasions attack them while at hospital, instructing them to settle the matters outside courts of law or risk losing their relative. ENDS.
