Lt. Ibrahim Sekitto, the Nakasongola Military Barracks Spokesperson told URN this morning that Omutojo is in custody pending interrogation over the incident.
A soldier who shot and killed a Major in the Uganda People's Defence Forces-UPDF accused and
injuring another in Nakasongola military barracks has been arrested.
The suspect is Lance Corporal Max
Omutojo. He was picked up on Sunday night for allegedly shooting dead a major
at his residence around 7 p.m. and injuring a Lieutenant who tried to arrest him.
Lt. Ibrahim Sekitto, the Nakasongola Military
Barracks Spokesperson told URN this morning that Omutojo is in custody pending
interrogation over the incident.
He says they have also recovered the killer gun. Sekitto, however, declined to name the deceased officer
and the injured, saying they are yet to inform their families. He says the
names will be revealed later in the day.
The injured lieutenant is nursing injuries at
Nakasongola Military Hospital. A source at the Barracks told URN that the Lance
Corporal Max Omutojo lost his cool after the major declined to grant his
request for a pass leaves to attend to an emergency.
It alleged that Omutojo left only to return
with the fire and shot his superior killing him on the spot. He was cornered in
the barracks and arrested after arrested while trying to flee.
