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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A video recording showing a military police officer dragging a traffic officer by his collar in a scuffle over traffic congestion near Mukwano Mall, Kampala has left social media users in Uganda outraged.<\/p>\n

Police said the incident captured in the video happened on Monday at around 6pm<\/p>\n

A police source said the scuffle ensued after some military officers who were driving in a green vehicle Reg. No. H4DF B02 ordered the traffic officer to clear the way for them. The officer, however, told them to be patient.<\/p>\n

1\/2. WATCH: A military police officer filmed dragging a traffic officer by his collar in a scuffle over traffic congestion near Mukwano mall, Kampala.A police source said the scuffle ensued after some military officers who were driving in a green vehicle…. pic.twitter.com\/D0CgqA2jVy<\/p>\n

“The military police officers were stuck in a traffic jam, one of the crews got off the car and approached the traffic officer, and a military man ordered the traffic officer to open the road for them. The traffic officer told them to be patient since there was a lot of traffic jam. To his surprise, he was just grabbed by the collar. A scuffle ensued and a bullet was discharged by one of the military police officers and it damaged someone’s car. Their commander is saying the whole crew has been arrested,” a police source said.<\/p>\n

Many Ugandans have taken to social media where the video went viral, to scold what they have described as growing impunity among armed officers on the roads.<\/p>\n

Reactions<\/b><\/p>\n

One Awintong with twitter hande @ElijahBryant18 wondered who’s in charge of the country.<\/p>\n

“Who is running this country,” he asks.<\/p>\n

“Look at this, it’s really absurd. You should always respect someone’s job most especially when that person is doing his\/her work,” Ezinga Ronnie tweeted.<\/p>\n

“This time the \u201chOw DiD wE gEt HeRe?\u201d Won\u2019t come outside, they\u2019re busy eating cake at the kids birthday,” ands JEFF reacted.<\/p>\n

Kintu, African Giant, said: “The entitlement that people who drive with armed escort have here in UG is insane! Something needs to be done about it IMMEDIATELY.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rest of us are in big trouble if uniform is not respecting uniform,\u201d Hon. Mubarak Munyagwa reacted on Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast time UPDF soldiers showed discipline on road was when Gen Aronda was CDF. The undisciplined were Police under Gen Kaihura. Army is now unhinged & in sewer where it has found Police. Rest of govt drivers (bosses inside) drive like they live in sewer where no rules for rats!\u201d Charles O. Bichachi reacted.<\/p>\n

: A military police officer filmed dragging a traffic officer by his collar in a scuffle over traffic congestion<\/p>\n

Related incidents<\/b><\/p>\n

Yesterday’s incident comes just months after another traffic officer was shot in the leg by a UPDF soldier who found him towing to police a military vehicle that had been involved in a road crash.<\/p>\n

The bullet damaged the artery in his leg prompting medical experts to amputate it.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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