CONFIRMED: Deputy IGP Paul Lokech Dead

By Andrew Baba Buluba

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Paul Lokech is dead.

The police boss is reported to have breathed his last this morning according to sources at Naguru.

‘UPDF fraternity regrets to announce the passing on of the Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech. May His Soul Rest In Eternal Peace,” said Army spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso.

Lokech, also known as the Lion of Mogadishu due to his enviable accomplishments in the terrorist infested Somalia, assumed the office of DIGP late last year.

He replaced Major General Sabiiti Muzeeyi.

As Deputy to IGP Martin Okoth Ochola, Lokech has been seen as the main man in the Uganda Police, often involving himself in the fight against criminal gangs that had terrorized the country for over a decade.

Besides managing the very volatile security situation of the country during the election period, just months after getting appointed, Lokech’s effective handling of the probe into the attempted murder of former UPDF Commander Gen Edward Katumba Wamala will forever feature among his most prominent accomplishments in police.