Wednesday, 16 March 2022 – There was drama after a man tried to snatch an AK-47 rifle from a police officer who was busy at work on the reporting desk in one of the police stations in Uganda.
According to reports, the man, who is alleged to be a former Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Soldier(UPDF), sought refuge at the station, claiming that he had nowhere to spend the night after his bosses evicted him from his house.
At around 1 am, he jumped from where he was sleeping and hit one of the officers with a helmet on his head, and tried to grab his gun.
“The suspect introduced himself to police officers at Kabalagala Police Station as a guard and he claimed that he was stranded after his bosses evicted him out of the house.
“He was looking for a place to spend a night. The officers gave him beddings to rest near the counter,” a police officer who witnessed the incident said.
The suspect was arrested after being subdued and locked up in the cell.
He will be charged with attempted murder.
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