Police officer fires live bullets at Amuriat’s car; FDC says action was plot to kill POA

Main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says police sought to kill its presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat by firing live bullets at his car.

The party described the incident that happened in Kitagwenda District as “a murder attempt against POA.”

The party’s media team identified the officer who sprayed live bullets into Amuriat’s car as Mucunguzi.

Police officer Mucunguzi who fired at Amuriat in Kitagwenda.

Police later detained its officer at Mahyoro Police Station for firing live bullets at the presidential candidate.

One of the bullets hit the car the Electoral Commission (EC) gave to candidate Amuriat.

“POA is unhurt,” FDC confirmed.

Meanwhile, police fired teargas to disperse Amuriat’s campaign meetings in Kitagwenda.

https://www.pearltimes.co.ugfdc-police-on-mission-to-kill-amuriat/
Samuel Kamugisha

Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, translator, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. His other journalistic work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block. His new children's book 'Friends of Plastics' has been published by Room to Read and Reading Association of Uganda and can be read here: https://literacycloud.org/stories/7887-friends-of-plastic/

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