The family of a 20-year-old peasant farmer from Mbale is struggling to raise Shs 10 million needed for an operation to remove a bullet that is stuck in his buttocks.
Silver Wangalwa from Namabasa, Northern Division was allegedly shot by a police officer, Moses Ojoko from Namatala police station after he accused him of trespassing on his land according to his aunt, Irene Wandera.
According to Wandera, after being hit in the buttocks, a police patrol picked up Wangalwa and transferred him to General Clinic along Mbale-Kumi road for treatment. She, however, says that his condition worsened prompting doctors to refer him to Mbale Regional Referral hospital for further management.
Doctors at Mbale hospital advised that Wangalwa gets an operation to remove the bullet lodged in his buttocks, which needs money. Denis Pahani, the Industrial City Division police commander, says that Ojoko was arrested and released on bond pending advice from the director of public prosecutions (DPP).
He explained that as police, there is nothing much they can do to assist Wangalwa because errant officers are held personally for their mistakes. This leaves Wangalwa and his loved ones in a difficult position as they urgently need the necessary funds for his operation.
Source: The Observer
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