Arua, Uganda: Two people have been apprehended in connection with the death of Paul Bishop Drileba, the acting Health Officer for Arua District. The suspects, whose names have not been revealed for security reasons, were taken into custody on Saturday night by a team of security officials led by the Arua Resident District Commissioner, Swaib Toko.
Paul Bishop Drileba was killed by a mob in Ojibari village as he went to survey the land he recently purchased in September. The mob attacked him, cutting him several times on the head, neck, and back, resulting in his death due to excessive bleeding. His surveyor, Arnold Andruale, escaped with serious injuries.
According to Toko, the suspects will assist in further investigations. The village has been abandoned by the locals. The body of Drileba is currently lying in the Arua Regional Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem as the district council prepares for a special sitting on Monday. Two weeks ago, Drileba lost his son a day after completing his last UCE paper in Kampala.