Nagayi Natasha, a student of UCU is nursing injuries after she was shot by ASP Tebangole Dismass a police officer attached to the CT, VIPPU

Nagayi Natasha a student of UCU is nursing injuries after she was shot by ASP Tebangole Dismass a police officer attached to the CT, VIPPU. 

Natasha attempted to open Tebangole's door at 4am thinking it was her boyfriend Bandishe Ashiraf's room. She was mistaken for a thief & shot.

Natasha Nagayi was allegedly shot by ASP Dismas Tebangole, attached to the Counter Terrorism Police, VIPPU.

The shooting happened at around 1am in Nabuti Village, Mukono Central Division, Mukono Municipality, Mukono District. 

“In a state of suspicion, the officer discharged three live bullets through the window glass, hitting Nagayi Natasha on the right chest, near the lower armpit. Upon being shot, the victim fell to the ground and cried out for help, asserting that she was not a thief. She specifically mentioned the name Bandishe Ashraf, one of the tenants residing in the suspect's residence. The caretaker of the residence, Ssengendo Hanington, along with other neighbors, responded to the scene. Subsequently, the suspect (police officer) emerged from his residence,” Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesgyire said.

Nagayi had been been in company of her boyfriend, Ashraf Bandishe as they hung out together, police said.

The Commander of the Mukono Counter-Terrorism Police, Dismas Tebangole, has been arrested following the shooting and injury of a student from Uganda Christian University on Saturday morning.

The suspect, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Tebangole, 57, is accused of shooting 21-year-old Natasha Nagayi in Nabuti village, Mukono Central Division.

Tebangole allegedly confessed to shooting the victim, who attempted to gain entry into his house during the early hours of the morning.

According to Luke Owoyesigyire the deputy PRO KMP, Tebangole stated, “I heard someone attempting to open my main door using a key. I peeped through the window glass and saw a person opening my door with a key. I wasn’t expecting anyone. I became suspicious and discharged three bullets through the window glass.”

Nagayi suffered an injury to her right chest, near the lower armpit, and fell to the ground, crying out for help while insisting that she was not a thief.

Witnesses told police officers who responded to the scene, that the victim identified herself as the girlfriend of Ashiraf Bandishe, another tenant residing in the same block as Tebangole.

Disturbing news indicates; an Uganda Christian University student was allegedly shot in the middle of the night by a Counter Terrorism Police Personnel.

The student has been identified as Ms Natasha Nagayi, 21.