Police is stuck with the case file involving state minister for ICT and National Guidance Idah Erios Nantaba, whose false alarm on suspected assailants resulted in the killing of a biker, Ronald Ssebulime.
Police spokesman Fred Enanga told the weekly police press briefing this morning that investigators were stuck when Nantaba snubbed their summons and indicated that her movements had been restricted by President Museveni.
Over the weekend, Nantaba indicated in a letter that she had been directed to stay indoors until ordered otherwise by President Museveni. As such she, said she could not honour a police summon to record a state at the Criminal Investigations Division headquarters in Kibuli, instead inviting police into her home if indeed they want to extract a statement from her.
Enanga said they have now sought guidance from the ministry of Internal Affairs on how a statement can be extracted from Nantaba, whose narrative remains the axle of all investigations in relation to the shooting.
"She acknowledged receipt of our summons and her explanation for not appearing has made us seek guidance from our line ministry. We're now waiting for the communication from the Internal Affairs ministry...," Enanga said.
Ssebulime was arrested after an alert to police by Nantaba that she was being trailed by two men riding on a sports bike. Reports indicate that Ssebulime was shot in cold blood, after being handcuffed by police personnel. The act has since sparked public and political criticism, classifying it as an extrajudicial killing.
Initial police investigations indicate that Ssebulime was found in the company of another person, who was giving him directions to his children's school. A subsequent search found a package of food and drinks in his bag. Last week, police said three officers had been arrested in connection to Ssebulime's gruesome murder.
Enanga elaborated that witness accounts helped them to unravel lies that had been reported by police officers who responded to Nantaba's assassination scare. Enanga said police chief political commissar Asan Kasingye has tried to meet the deceased's family in vain.
"Our CPC tried to meet family members but they made us wait up to 7p.m. and we had to withdraw. You know the family is confused about whether to work with police or go with what politicians are telling them," Enanga said.
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