Badru Kimbugwe, the Gangu B Village Defense Secretary told our reporter that the heavily armed operatives informed them that they had picked up Naggayi because she is the wife of Sheikh Bukenya, whom they described as a rebel commander.
Two of the victims have positively identified Owere as their attacker. His arrest followed community initiatives to identify the suspected criminal and hand him over to the police.
Recounting the ordeal, John Kavuma, the farm manager, who stays a distance away, says that he rushed after learning about the development. He explains that the pregnant woman managed to untie herself and helped untie her colleagues.
On Wednesday last week, Kigozi who is a real estate broker mobilized five youths to remove the door and windows before they demolished part of the said house.
130 solar street lights have broken down for close to two years and have not been repaired posing fears among road users, especially during night hours.
Doreen Ouchoro, who has pitched camp outside the contested house for the last five days, says that she built their family house and started an events company using bank loans before travelling to Canada to get more capital to expand the business.
Muhammad Nsubuga, the Masaka Regional Police spokesperson, says that the assailants used a blunt object to strike the deceased on the head several times.