By Kabuye Ronald
Uganda police have dismissed allegations of shooting dead supporters of national unity platform either by live bullets, rubber bullets or teargas on monday during their operations in Nakifuma, Buikwe and Mukono areas where NUP candidate was carrying out his campaigns from.
In a statement released by the kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango the only death was as a result of a road accident.
” We would want to put the fact right that in yesterday’s operation, no life was lost as a result of live bullets, rubber bullets or teargas. One person, Jonathan Ssempala, died at Kawolo Hospital as a result of a road accident at Mayangayanga along Nagoje Road.
The other incident we had in the area was of a car that overturned and injured five people. Four were transferred to Mulago Referral Hospital for treatment while one, Vincent Ssempijja, 18, is still admitted at Kawolo Hospital. The transferred people are Moses Ssentongo, 24, Steven Ssebuliba, 30, Robert Kigozi, 22, and Medi Ssebadeki. All are residents of Nakifuma, Mukono District. All these victims were as a result of road accidents.” read the statement in parts.
it should be noted that yesterday National Unity platform posted on their official twitter handle that police had shot dead five of their supporters in Nakifuma.
