Police in Kabale are holding 3 security guards attached to SWAT security company for allegedly shooting and injuring a student of Kigezi high school.
The arrested are; Moses Murengezi, 23, Mathew Akatuhurira 28, and Sulaiman Baryanazigu 24 all of whom are employed guards at the school.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Police mouthpiece identified the injured student as Bright Akatukunda, 19 a senior five student. He added that he was shot in both legs and is currently admitted at Kabale referral hospital.
The incident according to the school administration occured on the April 22, 2021 at around 9P.M when senior six students clashed with security guards that were forcing them out of their dormitories for night classes
As the scuffles bewildered, angry students attacked and badly assaulted Sirivano Bakawerayo one of the security guards who was found off duty at his place of residence in the school quarters.
The rampaging students also also damaged that school house that accommodates the guards
Maate says the assaulted guard is admitted at Kabale referral hospital while police investigations are ongoing.
Maate has disclosed that police has heavily deployed to secure the school as the guards were arrested to help in investigations.
