Police in Gulu City have arrested two 18-year-old suspects in connection with the murder of Gulu University student Ocen John Bosco Ngire.
Ngire, 23, a third-year Bachelor of Education student majoring in Literature, was allegedly killed by unknown assailants on the night of 10 October 2026.
His body was later found by the roadside in Agwee Cell, Pece-Laroo Division, Gulu City, prompting police to launch investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Following intelligence-led investigations, police in Aswa West Region, working with other security agencies, arrested two suspects identified as Omara Gerald, alias Torach, and Rom Ambrose, alias Geng. Both suspects are residents of Agwee Cell in Pece-Laroo Division.
Police said the suspects gave accounts of how the alleged murder was carried out and led investigators to the scene where Ngire was reportedly killed.
Investigators also recovered several exhibits believed to be linked to the crime, including a pair of shoes belonging to Ngire and a hammer suspected to have been used to hit him on the head.
Police said investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the murder and determine the suspects’ roles in the killing.
