The Uganda Police Force has confirmed that the sudden death of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, 55, was due to blood clot.
Maj Gen Lokech’s untimely demise which has since left the nation in shock and set many tongues wagging occurred Saturday morning at his home in Kitikifumba, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District.
According a statement by the Force’s spokesperson, Fred Enanga, a team of four pathologists carried out an autopsy on deceased General’s body in the presence of four witnesses, that is – Brig Gen Dr Stephen Kusasira, the Director Medical Services in the UPDF, the deceased’s personal doctor Ben Khiingi, and two family representatives.
According to the police statement, during the autopsy, the pathologists opened the right lower leg which got injured and found a very big blood clot that had formed in one of the big blood vessels and they further opened his chest and found part of the blood clot had been carried into the lungs.
Enanga further explained that it was thus concluded as death due to natural causes.
The Force has also announced that the deceased will be buried on Friday August 27th, 2021, at Baibir Village, Ludele parish, Pader Town Council in Pader District.
The body, according to the program, will be taken to his home at Kitikifumba in Kira Division, for prayers and viewing on Wednesday and then transported to Pader District on Thursday.
