Makerere student dies, body found decomposing in university staff quarters

Otira’s body being taken to Mulago Hospital for a post-mortem.

Makerere university student’s body has been found decomposing in the university staff quarters, Campus Bee reports.

Michael Otira’s body was found lying lifeless in the room. Otira has been a Mechanical Engineering student and was last seen on Thursday, March 29. He has been residing in one of the staff quarters on the western gate road stretch nearing Lumumba Hall.

“A foul stench accumulated and flies started flying over his room. That’s when we realized something was wrong and we broke in,” an eyewitness narrated to Campus Bee.

According to neighbours and residents of the staff quarters in which the deceased was residing, Otira must have succumbed to electric shock considering the burns he had sustained on the body. Police have taken his body to Mulago referral Hospital for a post-mortem.
We shall keep you posted with details about Otira’s death once they emerge. May his soul rest in eternal peace.