By Winnie Masiika,
KAMPALA
A Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier has shot himself dead after he allegedly killed his wife in Kitgum district.
Col. DEO Akiiki, the defense deputy spokesperson says the incident happened at about 10:00 am at Kurukuba Dettac in Madiope sub-county in Kitgum district.
According to Akiiki, the trigger happy soldier first shot his wife dead before turning the gun on to himself.
“One of our soldiers killed his wife and later killed himself and once we get the motive of this unfortunate incident, we’ll get the way forward. We have deployed officers trained to handle cases of domestic misunderstandings of psychological problems to make sure that our troops operate according to professional standards,
The deceased soldier has been identified as Henry Odwani while his wife is Grace.
Akiiki asked men and women in uniform to always seek counseling services from responsible authorities than taking laws in hands.
