Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 10 2021
Kampala metropolitan police deputy spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire (pictured) said the officer shot the suspect in self-defence. PHOTO/FILE/ COURTESY
Summary
The incident comes just days two suspects who confessed to the killing of Special Police Constable (SPC) Garalious Baryabakabu, 58, before stealing his SMG riffle and 30 bullets, were transferred to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Division headquarters in Mbarara to be tried in the court martial.
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Daily Monitor
Sunday February 07 2021
Kabale- Two suspects who confessed to the killing of Special Police Constable (SPC) Garalious Baryabakabu, 58, before stealing his SMG riffle and 30 bullets, have been transferred to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Division headquarters in Mbarara to be tried in the court martial.
Baryabakabu was on January 27 killed while on night guard duty at the Kabale District Electoral Commission offices located at Makanga Hill in Kabale Municipality.
His body was discovered by a colleague, SPC Solomon Twinomujuni at around 7am as he reported for day duty.
The body had been tied with ropes and had deep wounds around the nose and head.