GULU, UGANDA: The Police at Gulu Central Police Station are investigating a case of criminal trespass and murder by shooting of a man identified as Akena.
David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa River region police spokesperson said that on January 28, 2022 at around 2:30am, the police officers who were deployed to guard Bank of Uganda Gulu branch located at Green Valley Cell, Kanyogoga ward, Bardege- Layibi division in Gulu city heard the main gate to the bank shaking.
He said the Police officers on duty shortly saw a man dressed in a big jacket on top of the fence which prompted them to advance towards the scene and verbally warned the deceased to leave the fence, but instead, he advanced to the gate of the main Banking Hall in an attempt to pull it down.
Mudong said the police fired two warning bullets in the air, but the deceased suspect was not bothered until was disabled by shooting on the legs.
He says Akena was rushed to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital for treatment, but unfortunately succumbed to the bullet wounds at around 0600hrs of January 28, 2022.
A case of Criminal trespass and murder was recorded under CRB 114/2022.
“It is an unfortunate incident, but I warn members of the public to desist from acts of criminality because they will be countered within all the provisional means,” Mudong said.
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