Police in Moyo district is investigating circumstances under which a constable shot dead a colleague before turning the gun on himself.
The incident happened on Sunday when Constable Kopi Joel Bobi 27 years attached to the Field Force Unit, shot his colleague Corporal Geoffrey Ogwal 47 years, after picking up a quarrel at a drinking joint at Vura village in Moyo town council.
This was at 3:00 pm at Moyo Sub-County police barracks.
According to Ignatius Dragudu the North West Nile Region Police Spokesperson, preliminary investigations indicate that Kopi first shot his colleague in the chest before shooting himself on the neck.
Dragudu says the two constables moved out of duty station to the town without the notice of their supervisors.
Meanwhile, William Anyama the Moyo LCV Chairperson has asked police officers to respect their code of conduct by desisting from consuming alcohol while on duty.
He further challenged the police leadership to consider deploying organized and sober officers to police stations in rural areas.
