MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – African Union Transition in Somalia (Atmis) has arrested a Ugandan soldier for allegedly shooting three colleagues dead in Mogadishu, sources confirmed.
According to sources who spoke to Ugandan based, newspaper, the incident happened at Ajazera gate at the Base Camp, the headquarters of the Ugandan Contingent at about 6:00am Monday.
The sources said the soldier, a corporal attached to the Special Command Forces (SFC) Unit on a peace mission in Somalia had a quarrel with his colleague a Lance Corporal in the evening and at about 5:45am, he followed his colleague to his place and shot him dead.
“As he was returning to his position, he met another colleague and shot him dead as well before moving on to meet yet another soldier who came out to see what was happening and shot him dead too,” the source said.
The source added that the soldier ran out of bullets and another soldier near him grabbed him, wrestled him down and subdued him before help came and he was arrested. ;
UPDF spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulaigye at first declined to comment on the matter, but later called back and confirmed the incident, saying the soldier will be tried by the field court martial in Somalia.
Atmis did not officially talk about the incident.
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