Commissioner of Police Ecotu Agapitus, the Deputy Commander of the Field Force Unit (FFU), has died at Mulago Hospital.

The cause of death remains unknown.

At the time of his death, Ecotu served as Deputy Commander of the FFU, the elite police unit responsible for public order, riot control and tactical operations.

He worked under AIGP John Nuwagira following his transfer in the 2024 reshuffle ordered by Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba.

Police sources at Naguru say his death has robbed the Force of one of its most experienced senior officers.

His career covered administration, field operations and international peacekeeping.

Before joining the FFU, Ecotu worked in the Directorate of Human Resource Administration at Police Headquarters, where he oversaw personnel and institutional management.

He also served in the Counter-Terrorism Directorate, including the Oil and Gas Protection Division established to secure critical national infrastructure.

He held senior command roles in the Rwenzori region, where he managed sensitive operations involving the reception of surrendering Rwenzururu Royal Guards after the 2016 Kasese clashes.

Ecotu rose steadily through the ranks.

In June 2023, President Museveni promoted him from Assistant Commissioner of Police to Commissioner of Police as part of a mass promotion of 1,638 officers.

His expertise earned him shortlisting for United Nations police positions under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), now ATMIS.

In February 2022, he attended the handover of a new Ugandan Formed Police Unit contingent at Aljazeera 2 Camp in Mogadishu.

There he trained and mentored the Somali Police Force, advised on police reforms and oversaw Ugandan Individual Police Officers deployed under the AU.

Colleagues remember him as a disciplined, consistent and dependable officer with a clean record.

Police Spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, who was in Entebbe among government officials receiving the body of King Oyo, said an official statement on the cause of death and burial arrangements will be released in due course.