{UAH} Three Killed In Tororo Shoot Out

Three people including a police officer were yesterday killed during a shootout as they attempted to arrest a suspected mobile phone thief in Nyamalogo, Nabuyoga Sub County in Tororo District

Egalu's headless body

Police officers from Nabuyoga police station in an operation led by the in charge Stephen Osilo raided the home of a suspected mobile phone thief Tobiaz Oyuki

Eye Witnesses say, Oyuki was resisting arrest forcing Owino Odaka, the village LC1 defense secretary to force his way into the suspect's house initially to convince him to peacefully surrender to the police.

The source states that when the suspect vehemently refused to surrender, Boaz Obosa, a police officer on standby fired into the house killing the two instantly.

He was reportedly acting on an order from his boss, Stephen Osilo, the in charge of Nabuyoga police station.

Residents pull Egalu and Odaka's bodies from the ill fated house

Samuel Musisi, the Malaba region deputy police spokesperson, said the death of the two forced the mob to disarm Francis Egalu, another police officer on operation before chopping off his head in retaliation for the death of their area LC1 defense secretary.

He said as the mob was lynching Egalu, Boaz and Osilo escaped.

The deputy RPC revealed that both Osilo and Boaz are currently held at Tororo central police station on murder charges under the CRB/12/04/2014.

He however said the police later recovered the gun but the magazine containing rounds of ammunition were still missing.

Musisi has on the other hand condemned both the acts and the public saying that the public should not take the law into their hands but should instead co-operate with the police in all situations other than turning violent.

He also explained that the bodies have been taken to Tororo general hospital for post-mortem as investigations into the matter is ongoing to establish the cause of the shootings.

Meanwhile Police in Rakai is searching for one of its own, The Officer-in-Charge of Bulanga Police Post, Rakai district, who is accused of defiling and impregnating a 15-year old girl.

Justus Twinomugisha, accused of defilement

Corporal Twinomugisha Justus (45) escaped arrest this morning when plain clothed-detectives raided his home in Bulanga village.

In a dramatic twist of events, Twinomugisha fled just few minutes before police officers arrived at his home. Authorities now suspect that his colleagues in the force tipped him off.

Twinomugisha has been on police's wanted list since last week and he remained at large and his whereabouts unknown. He however showed up over the weekend.

It is alleged that the cop committed the offence in July this year when he raped a student of Bright Hope Vocational school in Bulanga town.

The Victim claims in a statement recorded at Rakai Police station that Twinomugisha found her in the school kitchen on the fateful evening, put her on gun-point and later raped her.

Her relatives sought medical attention after noticing that she was unusually weak. Its then that they established that she was pregnant, after which she disclosed that the pregnancy was a result of the rape.

Noah Sserunjogi, the Southern Region Police spokesperson confirms the matter and adds that although he is on the run, Twinomugisha has already admitted to the accusations and responsibility for the pregnancy.

Serunjogi further adds that the accused officer has absconded from duty for over a week, the period that police has spent searching for him.

He condemns that act adding that this is a personal responsibility and not that of the entire police force.

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