The police fraternity is mourning the death of the Kampala Metropolitan 999 Patrol Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police – SSP Samuel Bamuzibire.
Police sources at Naguru Police headquarters reveal that Bamuzibire has succumbed to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Nsambya hospital.
According to the Police sources, Bamuzibire was rushed to Nsambya Hospital three days ago and he has been in the Intensive Care Unit.
Bamuzibire becomes the second senior police officer in Kampala to succumb to COVID-19, following Kira Road Division Police Commander – DPC Matthias Turyasingura who died of COVID-19 barely a fortnight ago.
“Bamuzibire has just died of COVID-19. He was rushed there three days ago and he has been in the Intensive Care Unit. I think our bosses will issue an official statement,” a source said.
Bamuzibire becomes the second senior police officer in Kampala to succumb to COVID-19. Barely a fortnight ago, Kira Road Division Police Commander (DPC) Matthias Turyasingura died of COVID-19.
Bamuzibire was in 2018 exonerated by the police court chaired by senior commissioner Dennis Odongpiny in the beating of Dr. Kizza Besigye supporters at Najjanankumbi. At the time of brutalizing Besigye supporters, Bamuzibire was the Kampala field force unit commander. His co-accused such as SSP Andrew Kaggwa, ASP Patrick Muhumuza and SP Moses Nanoka were demoted in rank.
Kaggwa, Muhumuza and Nanoka were convicted on the count of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority. Other juniors who were convicted include Willy Kalyango, Sula Kato, Agaba and Muhangi.
There is an upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Uganda with the country’s cumulative cases rising to 56,949 after a further 1,438 new cases were confirmed from the samples tested on June 8.
