By Zainab Ali

Police were forced to dig into the house of flamboyant Buyende District Police Commander Muhammad Kirumira in Nansana, Wakiso to flash him out after initially rejecting orders.

Kirumira went public on social media about ‘witch hunting’ and then calling time on service to the force.

Police led by senior officers rushed to the former Old Kampala DPC’s home Thursday morning to pick him from his home for questioning.

However, the vocal officer reportedly refused to come out of his house when asked on voluntary basis.

Police were forced to call in on their men who used weapons to dig his walls to access him.

After the rope pulling, Kirumira emerged from house in full police gear and hands up, he handed himself to himself to security.

Police were also forced to fire live bullets in the air to disperse angry residents who protested their man’s arrest.

Below is what Kirumira published on his facebook page.

“As a senior officer who has laboured to to wipe out crime without any special facilitation, I have realised that my image before the administration shall never change, and given the fact that I am still a young man, I have resigned from the force to enable the police court fulfil their motives.”

“I now await an official message replacing me such that I can hand over office to whoever is deemed fit…Eventually when the court makes its verdict, I will put in my official retirement application to earn my discharge letter.”

I want to leave the police since its clean and I’m branded dirty. I will not accept to hold office meanwhile am being tried. I would love to keep my reputation as a freedom fighter. This is my decision which I shall not change permanently. For those who are hurt I’m sorry indeed.”