Police in Kyenjojo are holding their own officer for allegedly attacking and attempting to kill the Kyenjojo grade one magistrate.
The incident happened last night of Friday 18th November 2022.
According to ASP Vincent Twesige the Rwenzori west region police spokesperson, Babu Waiswa grade one magistrate of Kyenjojo was attacked by an armed man not in uniform as he was coming from Fort Portal where he resides for work in kyenjojo.
ASP Twesige says that it is alleged Waiswa was attacked as he was nearing the police post of mukunyu trading center where he had gun shots and while on motion, he saw a person on civilian attire with a gun whom he managed to identify by face that made him panic thinking he has been attacked by robbers and lost control then jumped out of the vehicle letting it to continue to knock a pole of a building.
Twesige says that when asked what prompted him to shoot at the vehicle of the magistrate, the arrested officer said he was called by Rugombe police station OC who informed him to stop the vehicle that had caused an accident in rugombe and the victim was in critical condition and when OC Rugombe was asked about the same, he says it is true he called a staff attached to Mukunyu to help impound Motor Vehicle UBG 770E not UAV 611W ( belonging to the magistrate) as the suspect claims and a riffle with 19round of ammunition recovered and exhibited.
Source; Kigezi Post.
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