At like at 5 am this morning, an unidentified man suspected to be a thief was shot dead by an askari at Landmark Hostel in Makerere University Business School (MUBS).
The suspected thief was, according to onlookers, trying to climb the balcony of the said hostel of MUBS causing the residents who saw him to scream. The askari then rushed to the scene and immediately shot him dead.
Police was later called to scene and they examined and took away the body of the shot man amid tension and fear from the students and neighboring people.
“I had never seen someone being shot dead. This was the first time I saw someone fall from a wall and drop dead lifeless. It is not a good thing to see. We are tired of thieves that break into our rooms and still but I felt sorry for him.” Jacky, a resident of the said hostel told the Hive.
We are still gathering more updates on the story and we’ll get back.