One of the victims of the shooting (foreground) lies in pain on his
hospital bed at Buhinga Hospital in Fort Portal Town. PHOTO | NMG
By Ruth Katusabe,The Citizen Correspondent
In Summary
- The soldier went on a shooting spree after fighting with boda-boda riders over a woman at a drinking joint in Karugutu Town Council in Ntoroko
Ntoroko- A UPDF soldier shot 10
people dead, including five soldiers and left 25 others injured in a
shooting spree following a bar brawl over a woman in Ntoroko District on
Friday night.
The killer soldier, Pte Chris Amanyire, attached to Rhino Battalion at Kanyansi barracks, also shot himself dead.
The District Police Commander, Mr Bosco Bakashaba,
said the soldier went on a shooting spree after fighting with boda-boda
riders over a woman at a drinking joint in Karugutu Town Council in
Ntoroko.
Soldiers who died on the spot were identified as
Nuwatuhwera Nabosi, Mark Kirungi, Saturday Alex and Pte Chris Amanyire
(the perpetrator).
The fifth soldier died later at Buhinga Hospital where he had been admitted but was not readily identified.
The dead civilians were identified as Mama
Nyabasa, Mama Muhindo, both residents of Kisenyi cell in Karugutu town
council, God Aleluya and Mbambu Chachimwa, residents of Economic Village
in the same town. The bodies and the injured were taken to Buhinga
Hospital in Fort Portal Town.
The Hospital Superintendent, Dr Charles Olaro,
said five civilians, including three women and two men were in critical
condition.
Eyewitnesses said the tragedy began when Pte Amanyire and boda-boda riders developed a quarrel over a woman in the bar.
The boda boda riders attacked Pte Amanyire and
grabbed his mobile phone and smashed it. A fight broke out between the
soldier and the cyclists.
The witnesses say the soldier, who sustained
bruises in the fight, retreated to the barracks and returned with a gun
and dressed in a pair of jean trousers and an army jacket
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