David Ssali, an officer at Nagalama police station has admitted for pulling trigger and killing Ronald Ssebulime.
Ssali justifies his action to ICT Minister Idah Nantaba in phone conversation obtained by online outlet- Eagle.
The officer insists Ssebulime was planning to assassinate Nantaba.
On Wednesday police administration came out apologizing to the public for its initial wrong account of the Sunday events, and admitted that Ssebulime was murdered by its own.
Below is a transcribed conversation between Nantaba and the killer officer.
Ssali: I am the police officer who commanded the operation but I don’t know when I will get to see you mummy (Nantaba).
Nantaba: You will get to see me if God wishes, the minister replied
Ssali: We got a phone from suspect who was riding the motorcycle but I handed it over to the Naggalama police and see if they can get a print out and see who they were talking to.
Nantaba: Did you get the guns?
Ssali: No we didn’t get them, we searched them everywhere but we failed. The gun man went through and got a boda-boda and fled the area. We were informed that the man who had a pistol saw us and bent down pretending to be taking water and we suddenly bypassed him.
No doubt, the people I chased had guns, and the passenger tried shooting at us and that is the truth and Iam ready to defend it.
Nantaba: Can you call me when you get to CPS so that I avail you journalists for that story because the public is convicting you over the death of this man?
Ssali: I cannot because I may be faulted for sharing such information.
Nantaba: Don’t you think that your bosses will stop you from giving the truth? You would record the statement after giving this information to journalists.
Ssali: If anyone argues, tell them that I will call for a police officer who commanded the operation.
Nantaba: Don’t you think police officers will turn against you if there was a big name involved into this criminality?
Ssali: Let me give you my boss’s number of group ‘Tight One’ he is called Bamuzibire and ask for permission to speak to me. Tell him that I want to speak to the police officer who was commanding the operation.
Nantaba: Fine, since police has summoned you, go and make a statement.
Ssali: First call that police officer, because he knows what happened on the ground, I called him and he drove from Kampala moments after killing that man. This is open, how many have been killed in this government? And whom have they ever arrested? They would have just lauded us for the work well done. We killed one of the two assassins who were going to take your life.
I will do what it takes so longer as they allow me to testify. Let me first record the statement if he allows, I will speak to journalists.
Nantaba: I am asking you to speak to journalists because they may need that story. I have my good journalists whom you will speak to and take that testimony. You are under threat; first speak to journalists and that is how I think.
Ssali: I will record my statement and photo copy it before handing it to Jinja police station. I will call you to show you a copy.
