09/12/2025
Campaigns would not be allowed to be instead of wasting innocent people to death, I am saying , why are campaings there again other politicians and supporters are brutally punished?, For God and my Country
Joshua Leon Otim, a 16-year-old student of Excell High School in Mukono District, has succumbed to injuries sustained on December 6, 2025, in Gulu City, Northern Uganda, when a gang, police, and UPDF soldiers unleashed violence against supporters and their presidential candidate, , who was in the city to campaign ahead of the 2026 General Election.
Otim died this afternoon at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City.
Ms. Margret Acan said her son, who was hit on the head with a blunt object, slipped into a coma after the vicious attack. His body has been taken to Gulu Military Hospital for a postmortem. No suspect has been arrested in connection with the Saturday violent incident.
Police earlier said they were investigating the incident, which left several supporters of NUP, including Mr. Kyagulanyi's confidant, Daniel Oyirwoth, also known as Sir Dan Magic, injured.
📷 James Owich
