By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Territorial Police in West Nile Region and Arua Vuira CPS, have in custody two suspects who attempted to bribe a police officer on duty at Arua Vuira CPS, on Sunday, 14th April, 2024 at around 4:30pm.
The two suspects are Ajikia Annet, a 28 year old, peasant of Nyio village, and Nyakuta Brian, a 22 year old, bodaboda rider of the same village.
According to SCP Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson, the suspects and others, on the 17.12.2023, murdered their relative Arijule Alido, together with Onzima Innocent, and clan members.
After the murder, they burnt all his properties and demolished his house and then picked his body which they dumped in a pit latrine.
He says the suspects fled to the DRC after the brutal murder and returned after learning that the former OC CID, D/ASP Maloba Moses had been transferred.
They mobilised Shs2m from other suspects on the Friday, 12th April to bail out the prime suspect Onzima Innocent, who was arrested on 12.04.2024. They tried to bribe the new OC CID D/ASP Kalinaki Japhar.
“Bribing a police officer to destroy a case is punishable by law and must be avoided. Instead the most important thing to do is to contact a defence attorney in your area, to fight the charges against you,” Enanga says.
Enanga adds that the Police Force applauds the OC CID Arua Vuira CPS, for taking a stand against bribery saying that, “A badge carries enormous responsibility along with the trust it confers.”
