A 34-year-old man lost his life by drowning near Kivubu landing site on Lake Victoria. The incident occurred during a confrontation with army officers conducting water patrols, who were attempting to apprehend individuals engaged in illegal fishing.
The victim, identified as Kigongo Gerald Ssempijja, along with his friend Kayongo Francis, opted to escape arrest by jumping into the lake. The army officers promptly initiated a rescue operation to apprehend the suspects.
Kayongo Francis was successfully rescued from the water. However, Kigongo Gerald Ssempijja got stuck in a fishing net and drowned in Lake Victoria.
Hellen Butoto, the Sezibwa region police spokesperson, disclosed that the deceased hailed from Kivubu village in Lugoba parish, Ssi sub-county.