Armed men raid Uganda police post killing two officers and took off with guns

KAMPALA, Uganda

Uganda police in Kiboga district, have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which unknown armed men attacked a police post, shot dead two police officers and took off with their guns.

Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga

According to the Wamala regional police spokesperson, ASP Racheal Kawala, the incident happened at around 7:30pm when unknown gunmen raided Naksozi police post in Kiboga district.

“The facts indicate that the officers were attacked while seated at the police post, by a gang of four armed men, dressed in civilian attire. The deceased officers have been identified as Cpl Francis Nsubuga and SPC Paul Ddimba,”Kawala said.

She said that whereas the motive of the attackers is not yet known, a team from the Fly Squad has been dispatched to identify and arrest the suspects.

This is the second incident in the district in a space of nine days in which police officers are targeted, killed and guns taken.

In a similar incident in Mityana on December, 7, two police officers were shot dead by robbers who lured them to their killing zone and took their guns.

Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga early this week noted that they have registered four serious incidents of “senseless” attacks on security personnel in which six security personnel have been attacked by unknown assailants in the past four months.