16-Year-Old Student Dies After Gulu Campaign Violence

SAD!! 16 Year old Student Beaten By Security During Bobi Wine's Gulu Rally Dies In Pain Pain - The Witness Uganda

In yet another sad turn of events, a 16 year old student of Excel High School Mukono has died after spending three days in coma at the St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city today afternoon. The deceased had returned home in Gulu for holidays where he has met his death. The deceased has been identified as Joshua Leon Otim who succumbed to injuries he sustained on Saturday in Gulu City as armed gangs, police and army descended on supporters of Na…

16-Year-Old Student Dies After Gulu Campaign Violence

A 16-year-old student, Joshua Leon Otim of Excell High School in Mukono District, has died from injuries he sustained during violent clashes in Gulu City on December 6, 2025. The incident occurred when gangs, police officers and UPDF soldiers reportedly confronted National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters and their presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, who was in the city for a campaign rally ahead of the 2026 General Election. Otim passed a…