But Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma confirmed the arrest of Nsiima on Tuesday evening. “I hereby confirm he has been arrested,” he said.
Police have arrested one of its own, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Clive Nsiima, who appeared in a viral CCTV footage assaulting a female supermarket attendant at a fuel station in Kyanja, Kampala, during a heated dispute over an unpaid bill of sh30,000.
The viral video, widely circulated on social media, shows Nsiima, attached to the Counter Terrorism Directorate under the Oil and Gas Protection Unit, but dressed in civilian attire, berating the cashier before slapping her twice across the face.
“I am parking; have you ever driven such a car?” he is heard saying before adding, “She’s there disturbing me over sh30,000. Do you think I can run away with sh100,000? I can slap you even with these cameras here, and tomorrow we go to court.”
But Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma confirmed the arrest of Nsiima on Tuesday evening. “I hereby confirm he has been arrested,” he said.
Nsiima was apprehended following a joint operation by officers from Kyanja Police Post and the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) and is expected to face charges of assault and threatening violence under Sections 235 and 236 of the Penal Code Act – offences that carry penalties of up to five years imprisonment.
He has been charged under a police case reference number, 08/07/10/25 at Kyanja Police Post. The victim has since filed a formal complaint and is receiving counseling and medical assistance.
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