Deserter Kills Three In Kumi

Apr 03, 2001

KUMI - A suspected UPDF deserter last Wednesday shot dead a family of three in Kapokino village, Atutur sub-county.

KUMI - A suspected UPDF deserter last Wednesday shot dead a family of three in Kapokino village, Atutur sub-county. Martin Okurut, 35, his wife Catherine Akiding and their three-month-old baby identified as Elungat, were gunned down by the assailant. The Police and the UPDF identified the deserter as Okwalinga, believed to have escaped from his unit in Bundibugyo district. The District Police Commander, Mr. Francis Oriokot, yesterday said they had recovered a gun from Okwalinga's home. Ends

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