A traffic officer in Ntinda was on today morning (Sunday) shot by Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers who tried to block him from towing a military vehicle that was involved in an accident.
According to Dailymonitor, a Police Constable Robert Mukebezi was seated on the passenger side of a breakdown truck that was towing a military Toyota Prado TX that had knocked a signpost of Kobil at Naalya when they were intercepted by soldiers in a double cabin vehicle with military registration number plates at Ntinda traffic lights at around 6am.
Mukebezi who was shot in the leg told police that the soldiers emerged from a double cabin and first shot in the air. He said the soldiers asked them where they were towing the military vehicle to, and they responded "to the police."
One of the soldiers then discharged several bullets on the passenger side of the breakdown injuring Constable Mukebezi in the leg, sources told this publication.
The soldiers allegedly dragged the bleeding officer out of the vehicle and dumped him on the ground before ordering the driver of the breakdown to drive the wreckage to Mbuya.
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WATCH: The wreckage of the UPDF vehicle whose driver lost control & knocked a Kobil signpost at Naalya on Sunday morning.A traffic officer was shot and injured as he attempted to tow the wreckage to police, @andrewbagala reports.
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