The body of a Police officer who drowned at Obongi landing site is still missing, reports from the district indicate.
Sunday afternoon the search for the body hit a snag when boats used by the sesrch ran out of fuel.
It is alleged that a district official (names withheld), who keeps the district fuel card was out of the district.
Obongi RDC, Mpimbaza Hashaka then asked the district woman MP, Maneno Zumura to intervene and support the operation who subsequently contributed 40ltrs but it could not do much.
Contacted for a comment, Hashaka confimed this report and told us that the team has now resorted to use of small manual boats.
“Up to now the emergency marine boat is just parked at the Obongi landing site because of lack of fuel,” he said.
40-Year-old PC Justin Lubangakene attached to Field Force Unit (FFU) died Saturday night in the river Nile waters after he allegedly jumped into the river while on duty.
The incident happened at Obongi landing site where Obongi ferry docks in Obongi district on the Nile.
Police statement revealed the deceased
Lubangakene was on night duty on the ferry with his colleague Tadeo Azabu.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased tied a mosquito net on where he intended to take cover within the ferry and tested for while.
He later woke up, abandoned his SMG rifle and threw himself in the river.
Police say that Azabu discharged two bullets after realizing that his colleague had drowned.
“We have detained him to aide our investigations. We need to know from him what exactly happened leading to the death of his colleague,” said Hashaka on Sunday morning.
The RDC together with the police team led by Obongi District Police Commander, Bashir Bakulumpagi spent the night at the landing site searching for the body.
