Police today denies press reports that one of the force’s operatives shot and killed Ms Joan Kagezi, the senior principal prosecutor in a gruesome incident last month at Najjera .
Ms Kagezi was shot by two assailants who had been trailing her on a boda boda motorcycle. According to preliminary investigations, some suspects have been arrested.
In a police press release, the force’s spokesperson Fred Enanga said, “The Police has not arrested any policeman in connection with the murder of Ms Kagezi, and neither do we have any suspect in the names of Fred Egesa in custody, on that account.”
The Sunday Pepper published a story under the headline “Policeman shot Joan Kagezi”.
The paper reported that “The operative who was identified as Fred Egesa, formerly attached to the Police Violent Crime Crack Unit, the flying squad, was smoked out from a hideout in Mbale on Friday and detained at Nalufenya Police Station”.
Enanga urged the media to be objective in their reporting.
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PRESS RELEASE
The Sunday Pepper of 26.04.2015 published a story under the headline “POLICEMAN SHOT JOAN KAGEZI”.
The paper reported that “The operative who was identified as Fred Egesa, formerly attached to the Police Violent Crime Crack Unit, the flying squad, was smoked out from a hideout in Mbale on Friday and detained at Nalufenya Police Station”.
It went further to claim that the said policeman was arrested in connection with the murder of Ms Joan Kagezi.
We wish to state that the story is false.
The Police has not arrested any policeman in connection with the murder of Ms Kagezi, and neither do we have any suspect in the names of Fred Egesa in custody, on that account.
We encourage the media to first cross-check with the office of the Inspector-General of Police, on matters concerning official investigation or other operations by Police, before publishing stories that misinform the public, or end up giving erroneous reports on the status of such investigation, or operation.
CP Fred Enanga
Press and Public Relations Officer
Uganda Police
25.04.2015
