UPDF sergeant shot dead in Jinja army barracks raid

By Andrew Bagala | Monitor

Police in Jinja District are investigating circumstances under which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant was on Thursday evening shot dead and two SMG rifles robbed by unknown assailants who raided Gaddafi Barracks.

The soldier was reportedly one of the guards at the barracks’ small gate when the attack happened.
The attackers raided when the second guard had left his gun with the deceased to buy cigarette.

Police said the “cowardly attack” is being investigated. Read more here.