{"id":38200,"date":"2022-10-04T19:55:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/three-injured-in-busia-police-shooting"},"modified":"2022-10-04T19:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:55:12","slug":"three-injured-in-busia-police-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/three-injured-in-busia-police-shooting","title":{"rendered":"Three injured in Busia police shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Three people are nursing gunshot wounds at Masafu Hospital in Busia District after Police fired stray bullets while attempting to arrest a suspect at Bukorobi Trading Centre, Lunyo Sub County on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The injured include Mr Clement Okuku, Mr Bernard Okuku and Mr Henry Enali.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Enali, who sustained injuries on his left leg, said he was having a social evening at the trading centre at around 8pm when plain-clothed policemen from Lunyo Police Post arrived and opened fire shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I tried to flee from the scene, I fell down, only to realise that I had been shot in the leg,\u201d Mr Enali said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Okuku, who sustained an injury in his right hand, said Police were trying to arrest a Boda Boda rider who was reported to have committed a traffic offence, but he escaped, prompting them to open fire, injuring him and two other bystanders.<\/p>\n<p>The third victim, who is a Boda Boda rider and a resident of Ganjala Village, said he had just taken money for the day\u2019s work to the owner of the motorcycle when he heard gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, before running for my safety, I realised I had been shot twice in the legs,\u201d he narrated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Didas Byaruhanga, the Busia District Police Commander, confirmed the shooting, but described the injuries as \u201cminor\u201d and caused by teargas canisters fired by his officers dispersing a crowd that was attacking them.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ms Angela Erumbi, a nurse at Masafu Hospital, said the trio sustained gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Moses Macho Fudyembe, one of the relatives of the injured, criticised the Police for indiscriminately shooting at bystanders when their intended suspect had committed a minor offence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur officers need reorientation because you cannot open fire in a crowded trading centre because you want to arrest someone who has committed a traffic offence,\u201d he reasoned.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Michael Kibwika, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), said he has instructed the Busia Police hierarchy to arrest the officers behind the shooting, adding that the incident dents the \u201cgood image\u201d of the Police and the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Three people are nursing gunshot wounds at Masafu Hospital in Busia District after Police fired stray bullets while attempting to arrest a suspect at Bukorobi Trading Centre, Lunyo Sub County on Sunday night. The injured include Mr Clement Okuku, Mr Bernard Okuku and Mr Henry Enali. 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