Suspect Dies during Detention in Apaa Army Detach

A suspect has died from a detention cell in Apaa Army detach in Apaa Junction Amuru district. Fred Onen Lutukuremu, 31 was discovered dead on Sunday morning.

Reports from Pabbo Sub County Chairperson Odongkara indicates that Onen was apprehended at the wee hours of Sunday morning at around 1:30 a.m from Apaa Junction bordering Amuru and Adjumani districts and detained at Apaa Army Detach for defying the curfew time.

The deceased is a resident of Dwari village in Pabbo Town Council Amuru district.

Odongkara who visited the scene on Sunday evening said that the Apaa Army detach commander he only identified as Lt Col. Sebala told him that Onen committed suicide by hanging himself using his shirt.

The chairperson however questioned how the deceased could hang himself in the grass thatched makeshift which does not match his height and why the body hastily removed and taken to the hospital.

Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Police Spokesperson told our reporter that she was yet to receive details surrounding the death.