Ugandan dies in Iraq
A 30-YEAR-OLD Ugandan has died in Iraq where he was a guard at American facilities. Steven Ntege passed away on June 26 at Camp Balahd north of the capital, Baghdad.
By Herbert Ssempogo
A 30-YEAR-OLD Ugandan has died in Iraq where he was a guard at American facilities. Steven Ntege passed away on June 26 at Camp Balahd north of the capital, Baghdad.
According to sources, Ntege’s roommate left him in bed at 5:00am.
The sources added that several hours later when the roommate returned, Ntege was still in bed in the same posture.
The roommate said Ntege, who had been in Iraq for three years, had complained of a cold a few days earlier.
There were no signs of struggle in the men’s place of abode, according to an e-mail sent to Dreshak Enterprises, the Ugandan company that recruited Ntege. Ntege, a former mechanic, returned to war-torn Iraq recently after a vacation in Uganda.
An unidentified sibling, who also works in Iraq, is to escort the remains back home for burial at Sanga in Wakiso district.
Securing Our Country, an American private security company based in Iraq, contracted Dreshak to hire guards to work in Baghdad.
As a result, Dreshak has dispatched thousands of Ugandans to Iraq.
Dreshak official Balagadde Kiggundu said he received news of Ntege’s death on Sunday. The Iraq website says by 2009, 4,500 Ugandans had been recruited, up from 24 in 2005.
Camp Balahd is the launching point for American army helicopters and military intelligence.
A 30-YEAR-OLD Ugandan has died in Iraq where he was a guard at American facilities. Steven Ntege passed away on June 26 at Camp Balahd north of the capital, Baghdad.
According to sources, Ntege’s roommate left him in bed at 5:00am.
The sources added that several hours later when the roommate returned, Ntege was still in bed in the same posture.
The roommate said Ntege, who had been in Iraq for three years, had complained of a cold a few days earlier.
There were no signs of struggle in the men’s place of abode, according to an e-mail sent to Dreshak Enterprises, the Ugandan company that recruited Ntege. Ntege, a former mechanic, returned to war-torn Iraq recently after a vacation in Uganda.
An unidentified sibling, who also works in Iraq, is to escort the remains back home for burial at Sanga in Wakiso district.
Securing Our Country, an American private security company based in Iraq, contracted Dreshak to hire guards to work in Baghdad.
As a result, Dreshak has dispatched thousands of Ugandans to Iraq.
Dreshak official Balagadde Kiggundu said he received news of Ntege’s death on Sunday. The Iraq website says by 2009, 4,500 Ugandans had been recruited, up from 24 in 2005.
Camp Balahd is the launching point for American army helicopters and military intelligence.