IGP Ochola Transfers 19 Police Officers

IGP Ochola Transfers 19 Police Officers

By Francis Otucu

Almost a year after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions dropped murder charges against the former Officer in Charge (OC) of Central Police Station (CPS) Aaron Baguma, he has finally been re-deployed.

According to a message was sent out on Friday afternoon, Baguma, who has been deployed at the National Medical Stores, now moves to Private Security and Fire Arms Department, a department under the Directorate of Operations. Baguma had been charged with the murder of businesswoman Dona Katushabe alongside Pine Car bond proprietor Muhammad Sebuwufu, who is currently on remand in Luzira.

Meanwhile, eighteen other senior cops have been transferred, among them Jackson Mucunguzi, who has barely been in charge at Jinja Road Police Division for three months, and now moves to Human Resources Directorate pending deployment.

Mucunguzi has been replaced by Diana Namisango, who has been on ‘Katebe’ at the police headquarters. Others are moved are Elias Kasirabo, who moves from Human Resources and Administration to command the Environmental Police Protection Unit. He has been replaced by Godfrey Idwege Taire, while Ian Kakuru’s earlier transfer from Mineral Protection Police Unit to CID headquarters has been cancelled, and he moves to Mobile Police Patrol Unit.

Salama Namutosi, who has been the District Police Commander, Lugazi has been transferred to Buvuma as DPC. Samson Lubega who has been attached to the Chief Political Commissar has been sent to Agago as DPC. His other colleague at the CPC, Abbey Ngako, has been sent to Luwero as DPC.

Other deployments include that of Simon Musalere who has been transferred from Luwero and sent to Rakai as OC Station and David Lopeyok to Njeru as OC Station. Lopeyok has been in Mayuge as DPC. Charles Rugumayo has meanwhile been dropped moved Soroti and sent to Mabira (Lugazi) as OC Station. Equally, Martin Mayanja has been recalled from Pader and sent to Lugazi as OC Station. James Mwesigye has also been sent to Entebbe as OC Station. Mwesigye has been the OC Station, Jinja Road Police Division while Bernard Ogang has left Kamwenge. He has been sent to Kololo, a post under Jinja Road Police Division as OC Post.

Hamson Birungi has been transferred from CPC and sent to Kamwenge as OC Station, while Kennedy Ssebagala, who has been in Moroto as OC Station, has been sent to Bweyogerere as OC Station. Enock Acwam from Najjera (Kira Division) has been sent to Lwemiyaga-Ssembabule as OC Station, while John Mugisha, who has been attached to CPC has been sent to Nkozi as OC Station.