Uganda, Feb. 20 -- An inmate who was shot as he attempted to escape from Jinja Court cells has succumbed to his gunshot wounds at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda Prisons has said.

The Prisons spokesperson, Mr Frank Baine identified the deceased as 27-year-old Abel Muwanika, alias Abusale.

"The inmate succumbed to injuries after being taken to the Jinja regional referral hospital. We identified the relatives of the deceased, and they have already taken his body for burial," he said.

Last Thursday, Jinja court sessions were paralysed as prison warders fired several bullets at Muwanika and one Ashraf Ssenoga, alias Vampire, 25--- both charged with aggravated robbery--- after they allegedly attempted to escape while being led to t...