RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: The Police in Rukungiri district are investigating circumstances surrounding the sudden death of an officer attached to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) who was found lying lifeless inside the Queen Elizabeth National Park over the weekend.
The deceased has been identified as Private Ndyanabo Patrick, 32, a UPDF No RA 222890, resident of Ncwera barracks, Rwenshama parish, Bwambara Sub-county of Rukungiri district.
According to Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson ASP Elly Maate, it’s alleged that on 25th February 2023, the deceased left the barracks and went to Rwenshama trading/land site for unknown reasons.
On his way back at around 4 am on 26th February 2023, Ndyanabo is alleged to have come across wild animals inside the Queen Elizabeth National park which eventually claimed his life.
ASP Maate further notes that on Sunday, at around 7 am, a boda boda rider coming from Rwenshama, passed by Ncwera barracks and informed the barracks administration that he had seen an unidentified dead body lying alongside the road in the park.
The UPDF intelligence officer then sent a team of soldiers to the scene who identified the deceased as their fellow officer private Ndyanabo Patrick.
Police were then informed, visited, examined and documented the scene together with UWA and UPDF Officers.
Postmortem examination was done at the Scene, and the body handed over to the UPDF Officers for further arrangements as police opened up a case of sudden death at Rukungiri Central Police station vide reference number DEF 001/2023.
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