MITYANA-Police in Mityana district are investigating circumstances under which two of its officers were killed and thugs took off with their guns.
The incident happened yesterday 07.12.2021 at around 4 pm, at Sebobo village in Sekanyonyi Town Council and the two deceased officers include; CPL Okech Alfred and PC Kigongo Moses.
The officers were responding to an alleged complaint by two victims who claimed they had been robbed of proceeds from their tomato business.
One of them identified himself as Kananya Sulaiman of Nansana and they further allege that the public had arrested one whom they were threatening to lynch to death.
The two officers and the disguised victims proceeded up to Sebobo village. They disembarked from their motorcycles and were led towards Happy nursery school, where the victims together with others, ganged and attacked the officers.
The DPC Mityana responded with his team and the canine dog led them to a bar where 15 people were rounded up for further questioning. The search for the two guns has been intensified.