POLICE OFFICER COMMITS SUICIDE IN MASINDI

By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi—

Residents of Kihuuba “A” Cell Karujubu Division in Masindi Municipality were on Tuesday evening left in shock after finding a police officer hanging on a tree.

According to residents, the police officer was found by children who were grazing cattle and later informed the locals. This prompted them to contact the authorities at Kabalye Police Training School Masindi who went at the scene.

ASP. Edna Nyiraneza the acting District Police Commander – DPC Masindi has identified the deceased as Sam Okarebu, 50years who has been on a fresher course at Kabalye Police Training School Masindi.

Nyiraneza told our reporter that she received a phone call at around 16:30hours from the authorities at Kabalye Police Training School Masindi informing her about the suicide.

Nyiraneza explained that the body will be evacuated to City mortuary adding that they are still investigating on the cause of the incident.

By the time we filed this story, the body was being taken to Masindi hospital mortuary pending postmortem.

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