The Deputy Resident Commissioner for Ibanda District,Seif Katabazi, was on Sunday evening beaten up by one of the police officers deployed to implement curfew hours.
Katabazi was allegedly patrolling Kagongo division after he heard too much noise near his home located along Jubilee Street in Kagongo division in Ibanda municipality but was intercepted by police who mistook him yo be one of the violators of curfew guidelines.
“I questioned one of the officers and he told me that they were telling people to close shops and they were refusing. I told them not to use force but rather allow me to talk to the people to close, but as I was still supervising locals closing their shops, another police group came and one police officer who is yet to be identified started clobbering me without questioning,” Katabazi narrates.
“So, another group of police officers came in, one police officer found me on the road, he never waited for me to explain that I was the deputy RDC but rather started beating me. Even after identifying myself, he did not stop beating me until an officer ordered him to stop,” he added.
When asked about the incident,the Rwizi Regional Police Spokesperson, Samson Kasasira,commented that they are investigating the matter to find out the truth but was quick to add that police officers have guidelines to follow while implementing presidential directives.
“As police, we will investigate the matter conclusively and find out what exactly went on then before we take action,” he said.
