Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the officer who shot himself dead inside Nsambya Barracks as corporal George Drandi who was attached to the Very Important Persons Protection Unit (VIPPU).
George shot himself on Monday morning inside his place of residence at Nsambya police barracks.
“The investigating teams have visited the scene and recovered the rifle that had been assigned to the deceased with 29 rounds of ammunition,” Owoyesigyire said.
“We’re currently talking to the family to ascertain information indicating that he had an impending domestic issue with the wife and other family members in the village,” he noted. Corporal Drandi was only left with about two years to retire from the police force.
He added that the body has now been taken to the city mortuary for a postmortem, and investigations are ongoing to establish the actual reason that could have led him into ending his life.
In November last year, police constable Nyeko Bosco Mwaka attached to aviation police in Entebbe killed himself by shooting under similar circumstances.
