By Our Reporter
GULU CITY
Unknown gunmen have shot dead a mobile money operator in Gulu City.
The victim, identified as Bonny Ojok, was attacked by the assailants at about 9:00PM on Tuesday night, 19th December, 2023 while leaving his mobile money outlet at Lacor Trading center along the Gulu-Nimule Highway.
According to the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, David Ongom Mudong, the murder by shooting was carried out by two unknown gunmen travelling in a motorcycle whose number plate is not yet known.
Ongom told the media today, 20th December, 2023 that the gunmen who were clad in army green jackets first stabbed the deceased during the altercation that followed after the robbers asked for money from the deceased who resisted.
Eventually they discharged two live bullets that fatally injured Ojok before fleeing the scene on their motorcycle.
He advises the public to be vigilant and report suspicious cases to police. He says, the robbers made off with an unspecified amount of money and two mobile phones of the deceased.
Police visited the scene of crime, cordoned it off as investigations into the murder/robbery commence.
