She also pulled out a gun during the incident back in 2012 and according to the Star newspaper, Nancy Baraza refused to be frisked while entering the mall despite passing through a desk clearly marked security check.
It's said that Baraza at some point walked back to her car which was parked a few metres from the security check and came back holding something in her hand. At this point, the lady security guard who had offered to frisk her went down on her knees pleading for mercy.
Well anyway, a minister in Uganda is alleged to have pulled the same move.
This time, it was after he walked into a bank and the security guard asked to screen the government official.
State minister for Water, Mr Ronald Kibuule, who is accused of assaulting a female guard, who wanted him subjected to a routine security check at a bank.
Apparently, the minister allegedly assaulted Ms Hellen Obuku before calling in the police commander, Mr Alfred Ahimbisibwe, to arrest her on a trumped-up charge of libel, a media-related offence.
In a letter dated August 26, Stanbic Bank chief executive officer, Mr Patrick Mweheire, apologised to Mr Kibuule for the embarrassment the incident might have caused him.
“I convey my sincere apologies for the embarrassment the incident might have caused you. The security guard involved is not a Stanbic Bank employee. We have communicated with the security company to remedy the problem,” Mr Mweheire’s letter read in part.
The apology came a day after Mr Kibuule told Daily Monitor that he had told the bank manager that he would close his accounts in Stanbic Bank if such an incident ever happens to him again.
The bank’s apology to the minister drew mixed reactions on social media at the weekend with several people bashing the bank for promoting injustice. Police and banks have been carrying out blanket security checks of all clients at entrances as a preventive measure against terrorism and robbery.
The August 13 brawl stemmed from Mr Kibuule’s refusal to be searched. He claimed he didn’t want to be searched by a woman while Ms Obuku in her statement at police said Mr Kibuule refused to be checked let alone identify himself.
On Wednesday, Ms Obuku opened an assault charge against Mr Kibuule but the police haven’t summoned him to record a statement.
Interestingly, copies of Ms Obuku’s police statement have already been circulated to the person she accuses.
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