Police in Tororo district has arrested a security guard attached to a private company on murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed a colleague on Wednesday. The shooting is a continuation of the recent spate of gun violence in the country.
Moses Okudi attached to Saracen (U) Ltd allegedly shot and killed his 27-year-old colleague, John Okudi after a disagreement in senior quarters in Amagoro Central ward in Tororo Municipality where they had been deployed to guard the home of an Indian businessman on Tuesday evening.
The Territorial police confirmed the shooting and revealed they had managed to arrest the suspect with the help of another security guard, Ejumu Robert, who had been deployed to work on the day shift on Wednesday.
Okudi’s death comes barely a week after another guard attached to Capital Guards and Patrol, a private security firm allegedly shot a colleague dead in their rented house in Kalule Zone, Lukuli Parish, Makindye Division on May 13, 2023.
John Mujumbi, a 25-year-old security guard attached to Capital Guards and Patrol was allegedly shot by his colleague and roommate, Peter Ochoroi, 26, at around 12:30pm following a disagreement on Saturday. The two were attached to the same security firm and had been sharing a rented room provided by their employer.
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