Lt. Col. Juma Seiko is currently admitted to Mayo Clinic on Bombo Road after his head was injured in a scuffle which prompted him to shoot three civilians at Kalerwe Roundabout in Kampala.
The army publicist Brig. Richard Karemire confirmed that Seiko is hospitalized having been assaulted.
“He is admitted to Mayo Clinic nursing injures after being assaulted,” Karemire told this website.
Asked what charges would be leveled against their soldier, Karemire said the investigations would determine the next course of action.
On whether it will be a case of self-defense, Karemire insisted that can be established after the probe.
The Sunday afternoon reports indicate that Seiko caused an accident at around 1:15pm and when the two drivers came out to ascertain the situation, a fight ensued.
Shots were fired from a gun belonging to Col Seiko and three people were injured.
“They (victims) have been rushed to Mulago national referral hospital. Lt Col Juma Seiko has reported himself to Kawempe Police station where he is currently detained on charges of attempted murder of three people.
Investigations into the matter still ongoing,” Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said on Sunday.
The victims have been identified as Ali Juuko, a 45-year-old resident of Komamboga-Mpererwe, Kasirye Zimula, a 35-year-old resident of Kazo-Angola and Joseph Lule, a 25-year-old resident of Mpererwe.
