Police has arrested and charged five officers who were caught on video siphoning fuel from a vehicle that had been involved in an accident along the road.

Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson confirmed their arrest while addressing the media on the general security situation in the country.

“Notably, an update on the officers who were captured on video siphoning fuel from a truck. The officers have been arrested and charged with discreditable conduct,” Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said.

They have been identified as; Sgt Okello Brian Sadik, CPL Dragudu Ceasar, PC Oven Albert, PC Ocen Christopher and PC Adoro Anthony, all charged of discreditable conduct, theft and conspiracy and detained at CPS Nwoya, pending court action.

The video of the officers siphoning fuel went viral as a number of community members watched the officers; who should have protected the risky scene, getting involved in fetching the fuel.

The preliminary information indicates that on the 29^th August 2020, officers responded to a call from the Commander Integrated Highway Patrol from Karuma–Pakwach Highway that a fuel tanker reg. no. CGO-1296AA – 06/CGO1277AA – 06 carrying petrol from Eldoret (Kenya) enroute Uganda to DRC overturned at Wipolo, Agung, Anaka sub-county along the Karuma – Arua highway in Nwoya district.

A good amount of fuel spilled over due to the accident, presenting a danger to other road users and people from the immediate neighborhood.

Although the initial response team from the Integrated Highway Patrol helped to secure the scene, they were captured on camera siphoning fuel out of the tanker. A Joint Security Re-enforcement Team was further dispatched from Nwoya and the scene effectively secured and condoned off to prevent or minimize exposure. This enabled the transporters to offload and transfer about 17000 litres of fuel into another fuel tanker under registration number CGO-918200-07 and CGO-33800AA-07.

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Uganda Police Force Disciplinary Court has sentenced Superintendent of Police (SP) Tubanone Joel for injuring Dokolo District Women MP Cecilia Ogwal.

It is averred that, Joel Tubanone, the then Lira District Police Commander (DPC) allegedly kicked Cecilia Atim Ogwal, the Dokolo Woman MP and her Otuke counterpart, Sylvia Akello before discharging a teargas canister directly at them as the constituted a meeting to consult the voters about the removal of presidential limit.

The Disciplinary Court was chaired by SCP Birungi Charles (Ag. Director Interpol and Peace Support Operations), and in attendance was Cecilia Ogwal (Woman MP Dokolo District), SP Tubanone Joel (former DPC Lira among others.

The accused pleaded guilty to two counts of using unnecessary force, he was convicted and sentenced on his own plea of guilty and did not waste court time.

The court in exercise of objectivity and fairness to both the accused and the complainant, heard from both parties and convicted the accused on both counts.

The sentencing also put into consideration the pain and inconveniences endured by the complainant as a result of the unwarranted actions of the accused, basing on his own plea of guilty.

He was sentenced to reduction in rank as well as reprimand and his right to appeal this sentence within 14 days was explained to him.

The court made this decision with the aim to deter the accused and all other police officers from using unnecessary force in executing their lawful duties.

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