The remains of the departed Commissioner of Police, the late Alalo Christine, who perished in the Ethiopian Airways, have been identified.
The officer was returning from Italy to Mogadishu, Somalia and was one of the victims in the Ethiopian Flight ET 302, which crashed on March 10, 2019 killing all occupants aboard.
At the time of her death, CP Alalo Christine was serving as the Acting Police Commissioner, AMISOM, and her tour of duty was expected to end in June, 2019. She joined the police as a Cadet/ ASP on 18/08/2001, and served in various capacities of command. She was a highly respected member of the force who loved her job.
According to police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the force is working closely with the family members to bring her remains back for a decent burial.
“The delay of the arrival of the body remains of the officer was caused by positive identification process and other protocols at the African Union.” He said.
Recently, the inspector general of police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola created a task team headed by the Director Peace Support Operations, AIGP Grace Turyagumanawe, coordinated with both, the AU Headquarters and Ethiopian Airlines to ensure the remains of our officer are traced and transported to her family in Uganda for burial.
The Director Police Health Services is expected to travel in advance with an immediate family member to Addis Ababa, to support the identification process.
Last month, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, said the company has set aside US$50 million compensation fund for the families of people killed in Boeing 737 Max plane crashes.
The fund will pay about US$145,000 for each of the 346 people who died in crashes in Indonesia in October and in Ethiopia in March
Flight 302 crashed in Ethiopia six minutes after takeoff. Flight data shows the aircraft erratically ascending and descending before the fatal dive.
The crash of the Boeing 737 Max 8 was the second of its kind in five months prompting the grounding of the fleet worldwide.
