Earlier reports had indicated that the deceased was bruised at the metallic gate of the college as the bus returned with students from the friendly match, something the school authorities have since denied.
Aziwa was rushed to Arua Radiology Center by a group of students for treatment but succumbed to the injuries at around 9 pm in the night. Charles Odonga the head teacher of St. Joseph’s college Ombaci said the students started rioting on Saturday night during prep time.
Odonga added that the rowdy students destroyed window panes of classrooms and staff room, school wall fence among others worth millions of shilling.
Postmortem results indicate that the deceased was hit and cut by a blunt object which destroyed his ribs, lungs and liver. The police is holding four students in connection with the matter as investigations continue.
Arua city principal education officer, Raymond Ombere has described the incident as unfortunate, saying the strike happened at a time when the college is reemerging from a state of academic slumber, to regain its position as the academic giant in West Nile.
The strike at St. Joseph’s College Ombaci came just a few days after students of Kijomoro Secondary in Maracha district went on strike after the school administration rejected their demand to dance after the inauguration function for the new student leaders.
St. Joseph’s College Ombaci which was started in 1949 by the Comboni Missionaries as a technical school, for training war veterans of world war two has a total enrolment of 918 students. The deceased will be laid to rest later today at his ancestral home in Yumbe district.
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