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BY YOSAM G

IN MASINDI—
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces Officer I identified as Major Erasmus
Tinkamalire was yesterday night shot dead.
Major Tinkamalire was shot dead by a prison warder who was guarding at
the RDC’s office block.
Major Mugisa Peter the Public Relations Officer Masindi Artillery
Division speaking at the scene identified the prison warder as Almadri
Musa.
Major Mugisa added that Major Tinkamalire has been working as a zonal
pension’s officer an office which is housed at the RDC’s office.
Major Mugisa also explained that the incident happened at around 10:30
pm on Thursday when the deceased had come back to the office to pick
his laptop noting that at the same time he went for a shot call where
the prison warder noticed him which led to scuffle that  resulted into
his death.
He also said that Mj. Erasmus was shot in the chest after the
prison warder came from  sleep mistook him to be thief following
the breaking into the RDC’s office four days back.

Mugisa added that Maj. Erasmus will be buried in fort portal though he
didn’t mention the exact date
Tabaro Kichoncho the deputy spokespersonUganda people’s Defence Forces
said that the warder was arrested adding that UPDF and Police are
doing what it takes to ascertain what could have led into the
shooting.
He added they regret the loss of such a committed Zonal pension’s officer.

This comes hardly four days after unknown thugs broke into the RDC’s
office. The RDC’s office block house over 10 offices including The
District Internal Security office, Zonal Pensions office, Probation
office among others.

Maj. Erasmus’ murder follows the gruesome murder two yeaks ago of AIGP Andrew Felix Kawesi near is his home in kurambiro Kampala.  so far police has in its custody some suspects linked to te murder.