The UPDF has arrested Captain Ronald Lubeera, the officer who commanded the Military Police operation against rioting Makerere University students.
Army spokesperson, Brig. Richard Karemire says Captain Lubeera, the Commander of the Military Police Detach at Makerere has been detained at Makindye Military Police headquarters as investigations commence.
"Capt Ronald Lubeera of Military Police has been arrested and detained at Makindye. He commanded the troops in Makerere. A board of inquiry led by Lt Col Richard Ochen Okum has been set up to establish details of what happened and findings will guide the next course of action," Brig Karemire said.
The arrest comes just two days after the President and Commander-in-Chief Yoweri Museveni, ordered the military out of Makerere University.
The military which reinforced the police to quell the student riots has been accused of manhandling them. However, the police have since denied the accusations.
“Till this stage, we have not registered any complaints of torture by security personnel against the students,” police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement on Tuesday.
Makerere University students have since October 22 been rioting in protest of the 15 percent cumulative tuition policy approved by the university council last year.