Military Police on Thursday night roughed up and beat up residents of Lumumba Hall. Among the beat up students was a blind resident of the Hall who had no clue that a military Police offer was approaching to flog him. “Military last night mercilessly beat up our residents including the lame, the blind and any disabled student. What kind if impunity is this?” One of the Lumumba Hall residents wondered.
Halls Lumumba, Mitchell and Mary Stuart among others were raided when majority of the students had retired to bed.
During the raid, several students, including the disabled, were clobbered and flogged with big sticks as heavy boots kicked and trumped upon anybody the soldiers met.
“We were peacefully going about our business that’s when we heard noise and people breaking these doors. Sounds of heavy boots kicking the doors and anybody as the boys screamed for their dear life drew near. The soldiers left nothing unturned as they mounted kicks and cains on anybody they found, leaving most of us unable to walk,” a one victim Shafiq Mukasa told our reporter.
Some students narrated to us that the beatings from soldiers started on Wednesday when the military ambushed Africa hall of residence also in the night.
“We don’t know what thier(soldiers) intentions are. If they want to kills us let them be clear. Soldiers are meant to provide peace but beating innocent students who are not even demonstrating and just going about their own business is weak. We are tired of this,” another angry Sserwanjja Moses, a Lumumba resident lamented.
The students at Ivory tower have been leading a peaceful demonstration about the 15% tuition increment that later turned rowdy when several of their collegues were arrested and detained by the police majorly at Wandegeya police station.
