A special police constable who had been deployed to State Lodge in Jinja town was found hanging near the kitchen.
Jinja District police commander Felix Mugizi said Abas Muwaira hanged himself last Thursday afternoon using some joined pieces of wire mesh.
Mr Mugizi said police are still investigating the circumstances under which the man decided to take his life, but hastened to add that there are indications that he had done it out of fear, having been away from the lodge, which serves as the President’s official home in Jinja, on the night of Wednesday when thieves accessed the premises.
However, other police officers who talked to Daily Monitor accused the Force’s top brass in Jinja of having mishandled the deployment plans for the State Lodge.
One of the officers who preferred not to be named as he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the Force, said the deceased had been deployed to singly man security at the State Lodge for more than five years. “If there had been many security officers deployed at the premises, I think this would not have happened.
The thieves must have known that he would at some point be forced to leave and they took advantage,” the officer said.
Mr Mugizi declined to comment about reports that the deceased had been the only officer manning security at the premises. He also declined to reveal what was stolen.
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