Arua nightclub shooting

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Arua nightclub shooting

| location = Paradise Nightclub, Arua, Uganda

| date = 27 September 2006

| map = {{Location map|Uganda

|label = Arua

|width = 250px

|lat_deg = 3.030330

|lon_deg = 30.907304

}}

| map_alt = Aura

| time = 4:15 a.m.

| timezone = EAT

| target = Soldiers and nightclub patrons

| type = Mass shooting

| weapon = Firearm

| fatalities = 4 (including the perpetrator)

| injuries = 4

| perpetrator = Andrew Wanyama

| motive = Quarrel over a call girl

}}

The Arua nightclub shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on 28 September 2006, when Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier Andrew Wanyama shot seven people at the Paradise Nightclub in Arua, Uganda, killing three and wounding four others. He fled and was killed the following afternoon by soldiers and police officers after he opened fire on them.

Shooting

At 4:13 a.m. on 28 September 2006, Andrew Wanyama, a private from the 409th UPDF Brigade in Arua, opened fire on patrons at the Paradise Nightclub. Two people died at the entrance of the dance hall, another died from bleeding at Kuluva Hospital, and four others were seriously injured. Two of those killed were fellow UPDF soldiers: Corporal Eric Byaruhanga and Private Musubuka. The shooting stemmed from a quarrel between Wanyama and his colleagues over a call girl, although it's unknown why he also shot people unrelated to the dispute.{{Cite web |last=Batre |first=Ronald |date=28 September 2006 |title=Soldier Kills Three, Wounds Four at Arua Nightclub |url=https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/soldier-kills-three-wounds-four-at-arua-nightclub |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621060926/https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/soldier-kills-three-wounds-four-at-arua-nightclub |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Uganda Radio Network}}{{Cite web |last=Butagira |first=Tabu |date=29 September 2006 |title=Uganda: Soldier Kills 4 in Arua |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200609290346.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005659/https://allafrica.com/stories/200609290346.html |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=AllAfrica}}

Wanyama fled after the shooting and hid in a mango tree.{{Cite web |last=Mugabi |first=Frank |date=28 September 2006 |title=Two killed in Arua nightclub |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1139912 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621061233/https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1139912/killed-arua-nightclub |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=New Vision |language=en}} A joint military-police squad found him that afternoon and ordered him to surrender. In response, he opened fire on the squad, leading them to shoot and kill him.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2016 |title=Ugandan military bans shops, bars in barracks |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1812640813 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621063148/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1812640813 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=BBC News |id={{ProQuest|1812640813}} |via=ProQuest}}

After the shooting, numerous local leaders, including Charles Asiki, the mayor of Arua District, called for an immediate shut down of Paradise Nightclub due to its negative reputation. Police had repeatedly raided the nightclub because it was a notorious hangout spot for local criminals.