Lately Local Defence Unit (LDU) officers have been in a spotlight for their brutality against unarmed civilians. During yesterday’s plenary seating at parliament, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga directed the Minister of Internal Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo to come to parliament and explain to the country, the circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a third year student at Makerere University, allegedly killed by LDUs.
Kadaga said, “You would imagine that the University is a safe place for our children to be but this has happened. Secondly, I think it’s time government explained to Ugandans what they have done to the LDUs who have beaten and killed people – because the reports are there.”
“We want answers. Why is it that no LDU has been prosecuted? What action has been taken against these LDUs? We want answers from the Minister of Internal Affairs by Tuesday next week,” she added.
Yesterday authorities of St Augustine Chapel at Makerere University handed over a copy of CCTV footage in connection to the assault and later death of Tegu.
However, media was blocked from accessing and witnessing the handover. Police said it will brief the media after their experts handling the investigations analyse the obtained footage.