Boniface Aweri, a secondary school teacher at Kiryandongo High School and a resident of Ireda Shamba cell, Ireda West Ward Lira City East division was arrested after he told police that his wife had committed suicide.
The policeman who was allegedly drunk went to Tumwesigye’s home before he spontaneously hit with a club in the guise of enforcing the Covid-19 prevention guidelines.
On Wednesday, 18 inmates escaped from Gbukutu Government Prison. Four of the escapees were recaptured as eight others fled to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Reports indicate that the facility did not provide any medicine for the patients, or even guide them on the COVID-19 home-based care protocols which would allow them to protect themselves while at their respective homes. Some of the patients however alerted the COVID-19 taskforces in the area about their predicament.
Counter-terrorism teams guarding the entrance are restricting people from going beyond the gate without proof of vaccination. Staff at the police headquarters said a directive has been issued by the IGP that a COVID-19 vaccination card must be the gate pass for both civilians and police personnel.
