President Museveni has directed the police chief to investigate the issue of shooting people by stray bullets during the two days of Pro-Bobi Wine protests.
The protests that erupted on November 18th and 19th following the arrest of NUPs Robert Kyagulanyi left 54 people dead.
Addressing the nation last evening in Mbale, Museveni says reports from the criminal intelligence department show that out of the 54 people who died during the riots, about 20 people were killed by stray bullets.
According to Museveni, there is a need to know the original purpose of the bullets before they strayed.
Museveni also acknowledged that there were unnecessary deaths caused mainly by stray bullets and he directed the relevant authorities to conduct an investigation into the matter.
The President added that instead of firing bullets which could later go astray to kill innocent people, the security forces were supposed to follow the Standard Procedures.
According to Museveni, in case you do not have enough anti-riot equipment, you can still firmly but humanely handle a riot situation.
