Andrew\nAngume, the Officer in Charge of Operations at Kasangati Police Division was\naccidentally hit by teargas canister during the fracas that ensued between the\nsupporters of People Power Movement and the security personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nincident took place on Monday in Kasangati Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bob\nWine and his pressure group were supposed to officially launch their nationwide\nconsultation meetings beginning with Kyadondo in preparation for 2021 general\nelections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately,\nthe meeting did not take place as planned by the pressure group due to a number\nof reasons that were given by police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nforce accused the pressure group for failure to meet some of the requirements\nin regards to the Public Order Management Act and the meeting could not go on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However,\nafter the arrest of Bobi Wine and other People Power leaders, chaos broke up between\nthe supporters of the pressure group and police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nactions of People Power supporters forced the security forces to fire bullets\nand teargas to disperse the rowdy supporters who tried to rescue the legislator\nbut their efforts were fruitless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During\nthe scuffle Kasangati OC Angume was hit by a teargas canister fired by his\ncolleague targeting the protesters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ndeputy spokesperson Kampala Metropolitan, Police Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed\nthe incident noting that the officer was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owoyesigyire\nsaid the force has started investigations into the matter to establish the\nfacts behind the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\nhowever said the officer is currently receiving medical assistance at a nearby\nhealth centre which was not disclosed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrew Angume, the Officer in Charge of Operations at Kasangati Police Division was accidentally hit by teargas canister during the fracas that ensued between the supporters of People Power Movement and the security personnel. The incident took place on Monday in Kasangati Town. Bob Wine and his pressure group were supposed to officially launch their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2270,"featured_media":13062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n