By Bondry Kilenga
Police in Kotido District have submitted blood stain clothes stained with blood recovered as evidence in the murder of Kalips Ogong, popularly known as Okolej to police forensic headquarters in Wandegeya, Kampala for analysis.
The clothes were recovered from one of the four suspects who were arrested between August 26, 2025 and September 1, 2025, to help the police with the investigations.
SP Hassan Hussein Ssekalema, the District Police Commander (DPC) of Kotido said that the exhibits were on Saturday taken for forensic analysis, following a directive by the Resident State Attorney (RSA) to have them analyzed and authenticated.
He said they will include the expert opinion from the analysts to the file of the suspects before submitting it to the Resident State Attorney.
SP Ssekalema said that police had earlier on sent the case file to the Resident State Attorney for perusal, and advice and possible sanction, but it was returned with advice that police authenticate the evidence.
According to him, of the four suspects two were released on bond last week after police failed to gather sufficient evidence linking them to Ogong’s killing.
In response to concerns over protracted detention of the remaining suspects without being produced in court or released, SP Ssekalema, explained that their expanded detention is due to threats from the public to lynch them once they are released.
Kalips Ogong died on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, after he was attacked by the unidentified group of thugs along police road in Kotido Central Division on Monday night, August 25, 2025.
The deceased ho played for several clubs, including Kotido United and Vipers Kotido FC was on his way home his way home, from watching a football match between Liverpool and Newcastle, according to local sources.
He was then laid to rest on gong was laid to rest in Angwet-Anget, Lira City on Tuesday September 2, 2025.
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