How fear mongers showered my vehicle with shots and my endurance Gen Katumba describes experience of his assault
The former Transport and Works Minister, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has given accounts about the attack on his vehicle by gunmen on Tuesday morning.
The previous Transport and Works Minister, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has given records about the assault on his vehicle by shooters on Tuesday morning.
The previous Chief of Defense Forces in the UPDF’s vehicle was trapped by four outfitted aggressors proceeding onward two bikes who gave it projectiles that immediately executed Brenda Nantongo, the overall’s girl and Haruna Kayondo, the driver.
Addressing grievers at his home in Najjeera, Gen Katumba who was on Wednesday evening released from Medipal International Hospital where he had an effective medical procedure said when the principal slug was terminated, the vehicle inhabitants said they thought they had been hit by a boda.
“Much to our dismay they had begun discharging at us. Shortly more than five slugs had been terminated. Tragically, I don’t know whether it was God’s arrangement for Brenda to shield me yet they were terminating from her side,” he told grievers.
The previous armed force officer said the slugs were terminated from the vehicle’s correct hand which had the driver and her girl, Brenda, both of who kicked the bucket.
“At the point when I understood it was projectiles, I fell in the vehicle seat. Brenda shouted Jesus and fell on me. I at that point acknowledged she had been hit.”
Enduring
After the Tuesday morning episode, the fight – solidified UPDF general has been depicted as one who got away from death just barely and as indicated by his portrayal of occasions on the portentous day, it was God who saved him.
He described how he prudently opened the vehicle entryway which had been bolted and tumbled to the ground.
“I tumbled down and figured out how to constrain open the entryway which was bolted in spite of having been shot in the arm and was feeling feeble. I rolled and tumbled to the ground,” he said.
“I at that point cautioned the protector that we were enduring an onslaught and needed to get his firearm to fire back. He escaped the vehicle and shot back at them. We understood they were presently infront of the vehicle and I moved in reverse.”
The four star general said had it not been for the protector to fire back at the aggressors, the story would have been diverse on the grounds that they were getting back to complete the work.
“I should express gratitude toward God yet in addition to request pardoning. During that second, I inquired as to why something like this was occurring to me yet I love individuals to such an extent. I’m upset for questioning God at that point.”
He told grievers that later, his guardian cleared him from the scene and shrouded him in a close by kitchen as he(bodyguard) got back to give a pursuit to the aggressors.
Gen Katumba anyway said he was stressed over his life, having drained lavishly.
“Later boda riders showed up and one of them said he knew me as he offered to help take me to clinic. I was anyway dubious about his rationale since even our aggressors were riding on motorcylces. Notwithstanding, in the boda business are some acceptable individuals. They encompassed me and powerfully put me on the boda to take me to medical clinic. I should commend the boda rider who offered to help me.”
