Kampala – Police at Kira Division are investigating a suspected suicide by hanging of Emmanuel Okello, 18, a senior four student of Makerere College School.
The deceased was a son to Moses Opio a resident of Parliament village- Kitukutwe, Kiwologoma, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District.
It is alleged that on Monday while his siblings had been taken to school, the victim locked his father inside the house and committed suicide in the compound.
The father alleges that the deceased had informed them that he was no longer interested in going back to his former school, Makerere College.
“The father even got him a position at St. Kizito SS Namugongo, but he wasn’t happy about the choice.The father suspects it could be the cause if the suicide.” Said Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson.
He says the body of the deceased has been taken to the morgue for a post mortem.
The police has urged parents to report to the police or seek professional help whenever they detect signs of depression manifesting in their children.
Uganda’s schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world’s longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
