UPDF Soldiers Charged With Murder Of Anglican Church Cleric
By Elite News Reporter
The General Court Martial has charged four Uganda
People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers with the murder of Benon Nsimenta, a
lay reader who was shot dead in the wee hours of June 24 at Hima, in Kasese
District.
Nsimenta’s
widow, Allen Musimenta, told the media
on June 24 that she was with her husband riding on his motorcycle at around 7:00Am
heading to their garden in Kanamba village, Karusandara sub-county, when they
met soldiers at Karungibati along Hima-Kasese road, one of whom shot her
husband at close range, killing him instantly.
The four
soldiers identified as Pte Abraham Lokwap, Pte Jackson Nyero, Pte Joel Otim and
Lt. Talent Akampurira, all attached to the 6th Mountain Brigade Battalion
(Hima, Kasese) were on Monday arraigned before t...