Crime

Traffic Police Officers Disarm Soldier Attempting To Shoot Them Dead During Traffic Stop (Video below)

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1 year ago

July 25, 2022

Three police traffic officers have been able to disarm an alleged plain clothed UPDF officer who attempted to shoot them dead during a traffic stop along one of the roads in the Kampala suburbs.

According to a video making rounds on Social media, two traffic officers are seen wrestling the soldier down as they question the soldier “Who do you want to shoot?,Who? why? Are you above the law?”

A third traffic officer is seen trying to redirect traffic away from the scene as Boda boda riders and other onlookers who are seemingly in support of the traffic officers actions send tribal sentiments to the soldier.

check out the video below..

Police (Traffic) officers disarming an alleged Army officer in casual wear.

So many things happening in this clip & the voices in the background…. pic.twitter.com/wHWvdttRJI

— Fahad Amir Nsubuga (@FahadAmirN) July 24, 2022

In recent months, UPDF officers have increasingly been seen harassing traffic officers who are on duty.

In May, a military police officer harassed a traffic officer near Mukwano Mall along Kyaggwe road after the latter told military police officers who were driving a green vehicle registration number D02DF08P to be patient after the UPDF officers ordered the traffic officer to clear the way for them during heavy traffic jam.

In the scuffle, the UPDF officer in a bid to target the traffic police officer released a bullet that missed him but damaged a nearby vehicle, a Toyota Premio registration number UAR 308L which belonged to a civilian.

In January, a traffic police officer lost his leg after being shot by a UPDF officer for impounding his vehicle.

In an incident that was condemned by many, Police Constable Robert Mukebezi was shot and injured as he towed a UPDF Toyota Prado TX registration number H4DF 1391 that had earlier been involved in an accident in May.