Police constable, Robert Mukebezi who was shot in the Leg last Saturday by an army officer in Ntinda is currently admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) at UMC Victoria hospital after his leg getting amputated.
Mukebezi was allegedly shot while on duty by an ununiformed Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) officer, corporal Babangida Bashir Mango attached to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) headquarters in Mbuya. He was shot as he attempted to tow a military vehicle, registration number H4DF 1391 that had veered off the road and rammed into a signpost at Kobil petrol station along Ntinda-Kiwatule road.
Initial reports indicated that during the process of towing the accident motor vehicle to Kira road police for further inspection, a military response team also approached the scene in another vehicle, registration number H4DF 922 commanded by Maj Alpha Okua insisting that the vehicle instead be towed to CMI headquarters in Mbuya. It's in this ensuing scuffle that Babangida allegedly drew out his gun and shot at the towing truck, injuring Mukebezi who was seated in the co-drivers seat.
In the aftermath, Mukebezi was taken to Mulago National Referral hospital but later transferred to UMC Victoria hospital in Bukoto where the medical team concluded that he needed to have his leg amputated as the only option left in saving his life. The medical team said that the bullets shattered his major artery, a problem that could not be fixed with open surgery, or less-invasive options. The amputation was completed on Tuesday.
Mukebezi’s colleagues in police who were found outside the hospital Wednesday said they were informed by the doctors that he was transferred to the ICU after his condition deteriorated.
