A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer serving with the UPDF Engineering Brigade committed suicide at Nakirebe, located between Wakiso and Mpigi districts.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred around 2 PM on Wednesday in Nakirebe.<\/p>\n
According to UPDF First Division Public Information Officer Maj. Charles Kabona, Lt. Ariho Amon (registration number RO\/13999) was driving a black car, registration number UBJ 493 Q. He reportedly stopped his car at a football field, dispersed the players, retrieved his SMG rifle from the vehicle, and then took his own life.<\/p>\n
Maj. Kabona stated that soldiers from a nearby detachment and police officers rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. His phone and documents were recovered from his car.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the UPDF Deputy Defence Public Information Officer, Col. Deo Akiiki stated that the UPDF has been actively training and deploying psycho-social support personnel to ensure counseling services are available to troops.<\/p>\n
“The engineer took his life and we shall investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. However, we need to inform the public that the UPDF in general has of recent trained a lot of personnel in psycho-social support and they have been distributed across all units to ensure that some soldiers and officers who have problems that are beyond their control are helped,” Akiiki said.<\/p>\n
The body was transported to Mulago Hospital mortuary, while the gun and car were taken to Mpigi Police Station. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of this tragic incident.<\/p>\n
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