Uganda hands over body of Rwandan national shot by Rwandan soldiers today
The Uganda government is set to hand over the body of the Rwandan national who was shot dead together with a Ugandan national on Ugandan soil by soldiers from Rwanda on Friday.
There was a gruesome incident at Hamisavu trading centre, Kisekye parish, Kamwezi sub -county in Rukiga district inside the Ugandan territory on Friday evening when a Ugandan and Rwandan national were shot dead by the Rwandan army.
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In a statement the Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, Ofwono Opondo said Sunday afternoon that the body of the Rwandan national will be handed over to his government today at Katuna and that the Ugandan delegation will be led by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Muzeeyi Sabiiti.
“Uganda will tomorrow at Katuna border Kabale handover the body of John Batista Kyerengye, a Rwandan citizen shot dead on Friday by a Rwanda soldier while attempting to cross into Uganda. DIGP Sabiiti Muzeeyi will represent Uganda,”Opondo said in a tweet.
Uganda on Saturday issued a protest note against what was termed as a provocative manner in which armed soldiers from Rwandan entered a foreign territory for more than 50 metres and carried out the gruesome shooting.
“The Ugandan government protests in the strongest terms the violation of its territorial integrity by Rwandan soldiers and the criminal, brutal and violent act by the Rwandan soldiers on Ugandan territory against unarmed civilians,” the statement read in part.
The Ugandan government also demanded for a punitive action to immediately be taken against the perpetuators of the gruesome killing of unarmed civilians.
The sour relationship became more pronounced early this year when Rwanda closed its borders not allowing their citizens from crossing to Uganda.
