Summary:
- Maj. Bilal Katamba, the Public Information Officer for the UPDF Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa, confirmed the incident, explaining that Lukwang was “put out of action” by a UPDF squad deployed to disarm him.
KASESE: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Mountain Battalion in Kasese District has shot dead one of its own soldiers, Private Isaac Lukwang.
Maj. Bilal Katamba, the Public Information Officer for the UPDF Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa, confirmed the incident, explaining that Lukwang was “put out of action” by a UPDF squad deployed to disarm him.
The incident began on Sunday evening when Private Lukwang allegedly entered a colleague’s house, took a gun, and began shooting randomly, injuring a fellow soldier, RA/251412 Private Joel Alebu, in the process.
Following the attack, Lukwang fled, prompting a manhunt by UPDF forces.
At around 4:00 a.m. on Monday, Lukwang reappeared at a UPDF border detachment at Kamukumbi, where he reportedly shot and killed RA/251171 Private Solomon Kule and took his firearm.
In response, UPDF forces intensified their efforts to locate him.
According to Maj. Katamba, a UPDF squad dispatched to apprehend Lukwang located him later that evening.
When he resisted arrest and fired at the squad, they returned fire, resulting in his death. The two firearms taken by Lukwang were recovered and are now secured.
Maj. Katamba expressed the UPDF’s condolences to the family of Private Kule, who was killed while on duty, and extended wishes for a quick recovery to Private Alebu, who was injured.
He added that the UPDF will establish a Board of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
