JINJA – Police in Jinja is holding a medical officer and two others for defying the presidential directives against COVID-19 as they participated in acts most likely to fuel the spread of the ailment.
The suspect, Dr Muwema Emmanuel Natos, attached to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and Nile International hospital and the two others who are on the run were found playing loud music and drinking alcohol by the roadside.
The Acting District Police Commander- DPC, Jinja, Morice Niyonzima says they caught the trio red handed immediately during their night patrols to enforce curfew in Jinja City centre over the weekend.
According to Niyonzima, the suspects will be charged with defying presidential directives and participating in acts mostly to cause the spread of an infectious disease.
Police has launched a man hunt for one Muwema’s colleagues, as they intensify night patrols in Jinja City to enforce the presidential directives on closure of bars and respecting curfew time.
