Police officer shoots suspect linked to his brother’s death

The Territorial Police in North West Nile Region and Adjuman CPS, have put up a manhunt, for a one ASP Acaye Moses, a police officer attached to Alebtong districts as the OC station.

According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, Acaye committed a revenge attack and murder by shooting of Omona Simon, a 24 year old, peasant of Lulayi village, on February 20, 2024 at around 11am.

“The suspect who left his station with a pistol reported his presence at Appa Police Station, on February 20, 2024 to follow-up investigations into the murder of his brother, Opio Emmanuel, by a mob on February 10, 2024,”he said in a statement.

Enanga noted that Acaye was among a team that responded to Apaa trading centre, after one of the suspects was sighted.

“Upon reaching the trading centre, he drew his pistol and shot at the victim, who was rushed to a nearby clinic, where he died from. A serious manhunt for the suspect is ongoing after he went and handed over the pistol for safe custody, at Lacor Hospital Police Post on February 24, 2024 and disappeared,” Enanga explained.

He added that the alleged perpetrator is a police officer, who swore to serve and protect people from harm.

“It is therefore, unfortunate that he abandoned his sworn oath to uphold the sanctity of life, when he fatally wounded the victim. His actions constitute a gross abuse of police authority, for use of excessive force, which resulted into a senseless murder of Omona. We encourage him to hand over and defend himself.”