Oil and gas police boss arrested over assaulting shop attendant

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Police on Wednesday (October 8) confirmed they had arrested Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Clive Nsiima Barigye, a counter terrorism officer attached to the oil and gas Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP), who appeared on CCTV assaulting an attendant at a Shell Select shop.

Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma confirmed the incident and said Nsiima had been detained.

"On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, a video circulated on social media depicting a male client assaulting a female attendant at a Shell petrol station. Our preliminary investigations point to Nsiima, a police officer, as the suspect,” he said.

“The officer has been apprehended and detained in police custody. He will be brought to account as soon as investigations are complete. We have got in touch with the victim and witnesses."

Kituuma said police condemn such behaviour as it contravenes their disciplinary code.

In the grainy footage, Nsiima, who is the deputy zonal commander at KMP, slapped a young lady who had reportedly asked him to pay for items he had purchased amounting to 30,000 shillings.

“I am parking; have you ever driven such a car?” Nsiima is heard saying to her.

“She’s there, disturbing me over 30,000 shillings. How much money have I spent here? Do you think I can run away with 100,000 shillings? I can slap you even with these cameras here, and tomorrow we go to court,” he adds.

Seconds later, he smacked the young woman in the face, before slapping her again. She then cries loudly, attracting the attention of other people, including a security guard. As she is being consoled, Nsiima, after engaging the woman behind the counter, walks out the door.

New Vision learnt that the matter was reported at Kyanja Police Post, and a police extract seen by the New Vision indicated that the case was registered under reference number 08/07/10/25 as assault and threatening violence.

Kituuma said Nsiima was not above the law and would be prosecuted according to the law.

The incident sparked public outrage on various media platforms over the culture of impunity among some members of security agencies.

According to the Uganda Police Force’s 2023 Annual Crime Report released in February this year, more than 15,300 cases of assault and threatening violence were recorded, which was 9% of all reported crimes.

If the file is taken to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Nsiima could be charged under sections 235 and 236 of the Penal Code Act, which criminalise assault and threatening violence, carrying a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment.

If found guilty, he also faces dismissal from the Uganda Police Force.