By URN
The Police in Masindi have been involved in running battles with students of Kabalega Secondary School who started a riot in the middle of the night in protest of new restrictions.
Information obtained by URN shows that the students started rioting after midnight in protest of a ban on mobile phones and the suspension of casual wear in the precincts of the school. They reportedly smashed the glass panes in the dormitories and classrooms compelling the administration to call for police intervention.
The students became rowdy and attempted to block the police from accessing the school premises resulting in running battles for the better part of the night. Albertine Region Police Spokesperson Julius Hakiza says that the students were planning to burn some mattresses in the dormitories by the time the police arrived.
Hakiza says that the police reacted promptly and put everything under control after more than three hours. Hakiza says that their surveillance team is still on the ground assessing the situation at the school and the neighbouring areas.
A teacher at the school who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity acknowledged that the students made a few destructions to the school properties but no injuries were recorded. He adds that a committee has now been set up to investigate the matter.
Andrew Tumwesige, the School Headteacher declined to divulge more details saying he was still locked up in a crisis meeting at the school.
