Violence erupted at the Makerere University Freedom square rally final rally on 6th April 2017 after FDC supporters clashed with the police. Two students attained deadly bullet wounds after police fired live bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The turmoil begun as FDC candidate and Flag Bearer Kato Paul and his procession was making their way to the freedom square for the final guild Presidential rally on Thursday 6th April 2017. When the procession reached EASLIS the students were surprised and given a rear treat as Besigye emerged from the Roof top of a Prado that was part of the process and flashed the famous FDC sign. There was extreme excitement by the students who were happy to see Dr.Kizza Besigye the leader of opposition and the face of political persecution in this country sent the students into a frenzy. But their merry moment was short-lived and turned into disaster, chaos and mayhem when the Police in a bid to contain the excitement of the Crowd and arrested Besigye in the process wreaking havoc and terror upon the students. Police immediately swung into action by arresting and towing away Besigye’s car ensuring that the Ugandan opposition leader did not touch the ground. FDC students ran riot as the people president was being arrested the students engaged in a fight and confrontation with police slapping and punching a few of the police men before the policemen responded with live bullets to tame the opposition fanatics.
Student where beaten and dispersed by the police who battered the FDC supporters with Batons and shot live bullets at the students. As the students took cover and ran for their lives police resorted to using their weapon of mass dispersion tear gas to clear out the FDC supporters who were crowded around the library. A number of Makerere university students attained deadly bullet wounds a one Ssenkumba Badru year II student of Information Technology student skin was torn with a live bullet that passed through his shoulders tearing through his muscles leaving him in serious pain and agony. He is currently nursing his wounds in Mulago hospital. Mahoro Godfrey a year II development studies student was also shot alongside Ssenkumba when a live bullet also tour through his mouth he is also in Mulago receiving treatment. Other students who attained deadly injuries include Wagubi Brian year III computer science who was battered on the head by a police man who hit him with a baton, many other students were also injured during the violence which ensued.
