A Ugandan police officer has been shot dead in Nakapiripirit District in the restive Karamoja sub region by suspected cattle rustlers from Kenya, local authorities said.
Police Constable Rapheal Opio Akol attached to Nakapiripirit Central Police Station was shot and killed in an ambush allegedly staged by suspected Pokot warriors.
The Mt Moroto Region Police Spokesperson, Mike Longole, said the police officer was killed at around 11pm last night.
Longole said the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers responding to the incident set up another ambush, successfully neutralizing one warrior.
He said the Nakapiripirit District Police Commander (DPC) along with the investigations team, visited the scene of the officer’s shooting and recovered two cartridges.
