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Covid-19: Police officer arrested for turning force’s van into commuter taxi after Museveni ban on public transport 

Stephen Kalema by Stephen Kalema
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Sgt Opio was recorded transporting people in a police van

Sgt Opio was recorded transporting people in a police van

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A police driver identified as Sgt/Driver Christopher Opio, has been taken into custody for misusing a police van.

Sgt Opio turned a police van into a commuter taxi to transport people on Saturday a day after President Yoweri Museveni’s ban on private and public transport.

The officer was captured on a video which went viral, transporting passengers to Kampala, against the new Presidential guidelines and Ministry of Health SOPs on containing the spread of Covid-19.

“As the police, we strongly condemn the actions of our driver, which serves to undermine our enforcement efforts in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. The shameful act is also in direct contrast with our fleet management protocols, where all police drivers are as a MUST directed to park their vehicles at their work stations. The errant driver who is attached to the Public Relations Department, did not adhere to the Force instructions,”Uganda Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement yesterday.

Enanga also thanked the general public for recording and sharing the video which exposed the gross misconduct of the officer, noting that Uganda Police is a disciplined force which does not condone any misuse of its fleet.

“… Moreso during a critical period of the pandemic, where a good percentage of our fleet including buses, lorries, vans and motorcycles are redirected towards the enforcement of the anti-covid 19 measures.

” We also want to provide maximum assurance to the public that we deal robustly with all forms of indiscipline in the force. The driver was immediately tracked down, as soon as the video footage came to our attention, and arrested from as far as Kole District, enroute to his home District in Alebtong.”

The police mouthpiece further disclosed that Opio is being charged with scandalous behaviour, which attracts a dismissal, disobedience of lawful orders and acting negligently in a manner likely to spread the virus.


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