Bonny Odongo, a sub-editor of Rupiny newspaper, a sister publication to a local daily New Vision was picked by police flying squad last evening from Lira town and is now being held at Lira Central Police Station for illegal possession of firearm.
His arrest stems from a photo showing him posing with a pistol while drinking in a bar. The picture has made several rounds on various social media platforms over the last one week.
Joel Tubanone, the Lira district police commander confirmed the arrest adding that investigations are underway to establish how the journalist accessed the pistol.
Odongo has since disassociated himself from the photo, arguing that it could have been digitally altered by his foes.
Odong was subjected to a debate with a section of the public wondering which operative was gullible enough to flaunt a gun in a bar.
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