Uganda, May 15 -- Residents of Kamusegu Parish in Bwikara Sub-county, Kagadi District, were left in shock on Thursday after a man was found dead in his rented house following an alleged assault by suspected police officers during a night patrol operation.

The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Turyamureba, 43, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and resident of Kicwamba LC1, Kamusegu Parish.According to residents, the alleged assault happened at around 10:30pm on Wednesday in Kamusegu Trading Centre, where locals had gathered in a cinema hall to watch a Manchester City football match.

Witnesses allege that a police patrol vehicle arrived at the trading centre carrying about 12 officers dressed in police uniforms. Upo...