President Museveni has raised several questions that he says need to be answered by police in the wake of the shooting of an Indian businessman by a police officer of a shs2 million loan.
In a statement released on his twitter handle Saturday afternoon, the president says many questions remain unanswered in the Friday lunch time shooting along Parliamentary Avenue.
The statement began by sending sending Condolences to Indian people, on the death of Uttam Bhandari, killed by a Police Constable by the names of Wabwire Ivan.
“How did an off- duty Police man, access a gun? Did he walk away from his guard post without permission with a gun to commit crime? How are the guns stored in the Police? Is there no security at the site where the victim was,” Museveni wondered in the statement.
According to the president, more questions still need to be answered on why local security allowed an armed person to enter into the building that housed the money lending business without disarming him at the entrance.
The president also questioned the mental status of the police officer that he said ought to be ascertained.
“Did he have a history of mental instability? If he had, why hadn’t the Police leadership noticed and acted appropriately?”
According to the president, the answer to these questions might help in plugging the gaps in the security system but also come to the top of the problem.
Wabwire used a gun from a colleague to commit the crime that he returned later and dropped in the scenes of crime officers’ office before fleeing.
However, Museveni insisted that these mistakes are easily traceable.