A private security guard has been arrested after allegedly shooting and injuring a boda boda rider at a fuel station in Kabale Municipality on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on August 4 at First Fuel Station in Nyakijumba, according to Police in Kigezi Region.
The suspect has been identified as Akanyijuka Emmanuel, 26, a security guard attached to Uganda Securiko Company and a resident of Rushumo Village, Ntarabana Parish, Buhara Sub-county in Kabale District.
According to Kigezi Region Police spokesperson SP Nelson Tumushime, the suspect allegedly discharged a firearm while on guard duty at the fuel station, injuring Niwamanya Davis, 30, a boda boda rider and resident of Nyarukonkorome Cell, Kashaki Ward, Southern Division in Kabale Municipality.
Police officers from Kabale Central Police Station responded to the scene and rushed the victim to hospital for emergency treatment. His condition was not immediately disclosed.
Police have since launched investigations into the attempted murder by shooting as the suspect remains in custody.
SP Tumushime condemned the use of firearms against civilians, warning that unlawful possession and misuse of guns is a criminal offence.
“We strongly condemn acts of violence involving the use of firearms against civilians. We wish the victim a quick recovery and assure the public that the perpetrator will be brought to justice,” he said.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
