By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT.
LIRA: The territorial police in Lira-City West Division are investigating and at the same time hunting for suspects involved in a suspected murder by mob of one,Otim Abraham Franco aged 32-years-old which occurred on the 4th,November 2023 at around 20:00 hours along Juba road in Lira City West Division.
According to the police PRO North Kyoga Region SP Jimmy Patrick Okema,it is alleged that on the 4th day of November 2023 at unknown time, Mr Otim Abraham Franco(now deseased) a resident of Ogengo cell, Ireda East ward in Lira-City, a Boda Boda rider who picked two unidentified passengers on his motorcycle Reg number UFF 350V Bajaj-red in colour and rode them towards Angwetangwet cell in Lira-City.
On their way ,they got involved in a road accident where the passengers got injured and Otim used the same motorcycle and rushed the victims to Beem Clinic in Lira-City for medical treatment.
While there, the relatives of the victims emerged and began demanding a lot of money from Otim Franco for treatment and he couldn’t meet the amount, hence in an attempt to escape to have the matter reported to police for further help and management,the relatives of the victims followed him and made an alarm calling him a thief and he was seriously beaten by a group of people yet to be identified.
Later police was informed about the matter and as they went to the scene of crime, they picked Otim and rushed him to Lira Regional Referral Hospital while he was already in a critical condition and shortly was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to SP Jimmy Patrick Okema,the police spokesperson for North Kyoga Region a case of murder has been registered at Lira-City West Division under CRB 989/2023.
On the other hand, the scene of crime was re-visited by SOCO and other police officers from Lira-City West Division.
The Scene of crime was however documented, exhibits of stones with blood stain,cut timber and sticks recovered at the scene and exhibited as well.
Okema stated that postmortem has been conducted.
Meanwhile efforts to trace for the suspects is still ongoing by press time to have the suspects brought to book.
This is a very barbaric approach to solving an issue by the relatives of those victims and the death of Otim will disturb them for the rest of their lives since they engineered his beating which led to his death ,noted Okema.
Police has called upon members of the public to restrain themselves from such primitive act, but rather find the best solutions through rightful procedures.
He added that once arrested, they will be charged of murder before court of law.