Two Luzira inmates die in sewer pit
May 31, 2011
TWO inmates at Luzira maximum security prison were on Monday killed as they repaired a faulty sewage system inside the prison.
By Petride Mudoola
TWO inmates at Luzira maximum security prison were on Monday killed as they repaired a faulty sewage system inside the prison.
The dead include a 38-year old Nelson Jueni from Adjumani district. He was serving an 18-year defilement sentence.
Another is 53-year old Makario Epeaju who was sentenced to 15 years for causing grievous harm. Makario was meant to complete his sentence in 2013.
Prisons service spokespersonFrank Baine, said the inmates died due to suffocation following a gas explosion which occurred during the exercise.
The incident occurred at around 10 o’clock, when the dead were trying to unblock sewage from upper prison to the lagoon, Baine said.
He described the incident as an accident.
TWO inmates at Luzira maximum security prison were on Monday killed as they repaired a faulty sewage system inside the prison.
The dead include a 38-year old Nelson Jueni from Adjumani district. He was serving an 18-year defilement sentence.
Another is 53-year old Makario Epeaju who was sentenced to 15 years for causing grievous harm. Makario was meant to complete his sentence in 2013.
Prisons service spokespersonFrank Baine, said the inmates died due to suffocation following a gas explosion which occurred during the exercise.
The incident occurred at around 10 o’clock, when the dead were trying to unblock sewage from upper prison to the lagoon, Baine said.
He described the incident as an accident.