By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
A police officer has been dismissed from active service for scandalous behaviour and charged with rape of a 30-year-old housewife.
Deputy Inspector of Police, Balikowa Godfrey, the incharge CID at Namusita police post, Buyende district has been punished for allegedly raping a housewife, from Kalambo village, Ndolwe sub-county, who had gone to report a case of domestic violence, against her husband, called Odere Ronald, on the 12th October 2023 at around 11 am.
According to SCP Fred Enanga, a team of 3 police officers, went to her home to arrest her husband, but they did not find him at home. The victim feared to return to her home until when the husband is arrested.
He says that at around 6:30 pm, the officer asked the victim to be with him, since he had found a place for her to sleep. He instead drove her to his home in Nakabira police barracks, bought her food and drinks, and afterwards sexually assaulted her, on two occasions.
In the morning, at around 9 am, he dropped the victim near Namusita police post and promised to arrest her husband.
During day time, the victim’s husband was arrested and a statement recorded from him. The two parties were prevailed upon, and the husband paid for his wife’s treatment, whom he had assaulted.
After reconciling with the husband, the victim reported her second case of rape by the police officer and he was arrested.
“As the UPF we do strongly condemn such acts of abuse of authority by a few bad elements in the force. We continue to maintain our zero tolerance against acts of sexual violence against vulnerable women,” Enanga says before adding that the suspect is to be arraigned in court for Rape.
