Tribute paid to slain Policeman

By Vision Reporter

 Tributes have been paid to slain Policeman Bosco Ariongo who was stoned in Kampala city riots on Wednesday.

This was during a requiem mass held at Christ the King in Kampala. He will be buried at his ancestral home in the eastern district of Kumi.

Ariongo , 48, a father of 8, was killed in a scuffle as the Police dispersed a crowd that was following the Forum for Democratic Change President, Dr. Kizza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago in downtown Kampala.

Eight people were arrested in connection to his death.

He was hit by a stone to his forehead by a rioter and died as he was being taken to the hospital. The death has rendered his eight children orphans. He is also survived by a widow.  

President Yoweri Museveni Thursday visited and pledged support towards the deceased’s family.

The President went to console the bereaved family at Mobile Police Patrol Unit barracks in Naguru Thursday afternoon from where he promised to cater for them.

The fallen Assistant Inspector of Police left his home in Naguru Police Barracks Wednesday morning to report for duty at Kafumbe Mukasa Road Police Station in Kampala where he works as the officer-in-charge (OC). Little did he know it was his last day to live.   

After 26 years of service rising to the rank of Assistant inspector of Police, Ariongo's life tumbled to a tragic end in a scuffle as Police dispersed a crowd of people who were following Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago in downtown Kampala.

The Police said Ariongo was murdered by FDC supporters participating in what the force termed as an illegal procession between Kafumbe Mukasa road adjacent to St Balikuddembe market and Mini Price building on Ben Kiwanuka Street in the city center.