A journalist in Masindi District has been shot dead by a private security guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deceased has been identified as Gerald Aseera 34, who was working for Kings Broadcasting Services in Masindi town as a talk show host and news anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aseera was shot dead near Coca-Cola depot in Central Division, Masindi Municipality at around 12:30a.m by Simon Ekou 38, a private security guard attached to Blue Whale security company limited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekou had been deployed to guard the Coca-Cola depot in Masindi town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aseera died on arrival at Masindi General hospital. It is alleged that the security guard suspected Aseeta to have been a thief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Innocent Aliganyira, a journalist and colleague of the deceased says they were shocked when they heard about the death of Aseera at around midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorothy Nyambubi, a workmate says Aseera left the workplace last evening at around 8:30p.m in good spirits, but they were shocked when they received information that he had been shot dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emmy Ngabirano, the Masindi Resident District Commissioner- RDC told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that police acted swiftly and arrested the security guard who is currently detained at Masindi Central Police Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says police have also recovered a riffle registration number PSO21008209637 with three rounds of ammunition that were used in the shooting as investigations into the matter goes on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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