Otim Jacob, a Prison Warder in Uganda, has been arrested for killing his wife, Eunice Abwot, and a colleague, Edward Namanya.
According to available information, the Warder shot dead his colleague and wife, also a Prison Warder, on Monday.
The incident occurred in the afternoon at Bugungu Government Prison, Kanfunta, Nyenga Division in Njeru Municipal Council, Buikwe District, with Jacob shooting dead Abwot, 25, and Namanya, 30.
It was gathered that both are prison warders attached to Bugungu Prison in Buikwe District.
The Uganda Prisons Services Spokesperson, Frank Mayanja Baine, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Monday.
He said the two prison officers were allegedly shot dead by Wader No 16734 Otim Jacob who later tried to commit suicide but was subdued by other staff on duty and detained.
According to the statement, Jacob signed for a gun in the morning to go for general duties but headed to the sentry where he first shot dead Abwot.
And when her colleague Namanya heard the bullets and rushed to check what had happened, he was also gunned down.
Baine said that the Police was immediately called in and took over the management of the crime scene and the exhibits were recovered from the scene.
He did not disclose the possible cause of this unfortunate and sad occurrence and said that further details will be availed later.
David Onyango, one of the leaders in the area, said the warder had some domestic problems with his wife with whom they have an eight-month-old baby, but they were yet to bring the matters to the public.
Onyango said: “This morning we heard gunshots from the prisons and after running there, we found two dead bodies on the ground.
“The suspect, who is a prison warder, had a misunderstanding with his wife who was also a prison warder.”
Some residents who spoke to Uganda Monitor on condition of anonymity said the man had suspected the wife of having extramarital affairs and that could have been the cause of this incident.
Ssezibwa Regional Police Spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, said: “The suspect has since been arrested and is under detention at Njeru Police Station as investigations continue.
“The bodies of the deceased have been taken to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Mortuary for postmortem.”