An officer attached to the UPDF in Kaabong district died in a mysterious fire that gutted a lodge in a Serere town council on the night of July 8.

Mr Emmanuel Oluka, attached to Kaabong had checked in his room at Shani Gardens with an unidentified woman for a night.

Mr Edison Obukulem, the acting police spokesperson for East Kyoga said that the incident happened at 11:00 pm. He added that an investigation into the mysterious fire has begun.

"We are yet to establish the identity of the girlfriend, " the East Kyoga police spokesperson said.

Mr Obukulem said that when the fire broke out, the army officer was seen scampering out of his room in an underwear only.

"This prompted the hotel staff to rush and put off the fire locally with the view of rescuing the army officers girlfriend," the police officer explained.

Mr Charles Egau, the manager of Shani Gardens said that after the incident, they reported suspected arson to Serere police station.

He added that when police visited the scene they managed to recover UPDF uniforms.