Soldiers storm police station in Uganda, free colleagues in raid

Police in Uganda is investigating a case in which soldiers raided a police station in Ndejje, Wakiso District, just outside the capital Kampala on Wednesday night, where they held officers on duty at gunpoint before freeing fellow colleagues who had been detained for allegedly staging illegal roadblocks.

The incident took place at the Lumuli Police Station in Ndejje Parish on Entebbe Road, Wakiso District.

"We are investigating the aggravated robbery and also aiding suspects to escape from lawful custody," Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesman, Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire said on Thursday.

It is alleged that suspects armed and dressed in military fatigues erected an illegal roadblock at Kakoola village in Ndejje Parish on Wednesday at around 9.30 pm.

Victims reported being robbed by the police who dispatched a patrol car with armed personnel.

Upon seeing a police car, the suspects fired several bullets into the air. But the officers stood their ground, confronted the suspects, and disarmed them. A source said the suspects, identified as privates Job Reti and Orete Were, were arrested and detained at the Lumuli Police Station for questioning.