{UAH} For Museveni to answer: UPDF kills Odiya, UG AK47 evidence delivered to police

UPDF shoots civilians in a Pub.....

 

On 24^th October 2003, soldiers of the UPDF came to assassinate the owner of Carina pub in Kitgum "town quarter", a gentleman by the name of Nazareth Odiya. According to eyewitnesses, this is what happened:

 

A smartly dressed UPDF soldier was seen in and around the pub, minutes before gunshots were heard inside the establishment. The soldier fired shots randomly, but these were to scare people both inside and outside the pub from coming to the aid of Mr. Odiya. The soldier then moved coolly for their target. The deceased on realising that he had been cornered wrestled with the armed UPDF soldier and took is gun away from him. It was at this point that other UPDF soldiers who had joined their colleague shot Mr. Odiya dead. The UPDF soldiers then quickly left the scene, leaving behind the AK 47 which Mr. Odiya had priced from their colleague.

 

The following day, the people through their LC1 chairman Mr. Obonyo, delivered the AK47 to the police as evidence. A few days later it was learnt that the police had handed the gun back to "Gang Dyang" barrack where the assailant is believed to have come from. This also marked the end of the case as far as the police were concerned.

 

Observers believe that Mr Odiya's murder was politically motivated and suspect the involvement of the KAP (Kalangala Action Plan) death squad. They point to the high level involvement of senior figures in the military who were responsible for putting pressure on the police to drop the case forthwith.

 THE ECHO: NORTHERN NEWS EXTRA, For un-censored news from Northern Uganda.  ISSUE No. 3, 30th November 2003.

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