Police in Wamala region have started a man hunt for assailants who killed two police officers attached to Nakasozi Police post in Kiboga District and robbed their guns.

It is reported that the incident occured at a round 7:30pm on Thursday when the officers were attacked while seated at the police post by a gang of 4 armed men,dresses in civilian attires.

The murdered officers have been identified as Cpl Nsubuga Francis and SPC Ddimba Paul.

Wamala region police spokesperson ASP Kawala Racheal, revealed that this the second such kind of attack within a duration of nine days, targeting police officers and their guns.

“We have dispatched teams from the Flying squad unit to team up with the territorial police and ensure that the suspects are identified and brought to justice”,she said.

The motive of the suspects is yet to be known.