IGP's office takes over Bryan White's case

The office of the Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura has taken over investigations into the case against city socialite, Bryan White Kirumira.

 

Kirumira was picked up last week for allegedly shooting and injuring Victor Bitwire outside his home in Buziga, a Kampala suburb.

He was slapped with attempted murder charges and locked up at Kabalagala Police Station. Police also conducted a search in his home and recovered an AK47 rifle believed to have been used to shoot Bitwire.

Two Police officers believed to be part of Kirumira's security detail were arrested and locked in connection to the incident. Police has since denied ever assigning Kirumira officers to act as his bodyguards.

Now, a Special Investigations team under the IGP's office led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mark Odong has taken over the investigations. The case was moved to Naguru where the Special Investigations team sits a day after Kirumira was transferred to Nalufenya detention facility, where he is being held together with one of his body guards.

The team, which specialises in handling mismanaged cases, has since recorded a statement from Bitwire who is still hospitalised at International Hospital Kampala- IHK.  Luke Owoyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson has confirmed that the case was no longer at Kabalagala police station but declined to divulge any more information.

"All I can say is that the suspects are now at Nalufenya and the case has been moved from Kabalagala," Owoyesigire said.