They are accused of attacking the home of Joseph Kanyemera 85, a resident of Nkondo village in Mataale sub-county, and hacked him severally killing him on the spot.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says that Mukamuligo handed herself to Kibaale police station for fear of being lynched by residents.
Oboko met his death at around 2 am on Sunday morning. It is alleged that the deceased went to Bweyale trading center on Saturday evening to visit his colleagues.
It is alleged that on Monday night, the suspect waylaid Kafeero as he was going home from Kijunjuba trading center. He reportedly hit him on the head with a blunt object. Kafeera sounded an alarm that attracted area residents who rushed and found him lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
The angry residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro in Buraru sub-county lynched Frank Musabe and Sam Kakooza, both residents of Rwobunyonyi village on Monday evening accusing them of collaborating with Fred Mugamba, a tycoon in Hoima city who wants to grab their land.
Justus Businge, the LC III Chairperson of Pacwa town council suspects that the deceased could have been murdered from somewhere else and his body dumped in their area.
It is alleged that the seven whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations together with others still at large while in Kagadi on February 9, 2023, murdered the deceased suspecting him to be a thief.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region police spokesperson, says that the suspect is cooperating with the police, adding that the hunt for other suspects who are currently on the run is ongoing.
Hakiza has appealed to members of the public to cooperate with the Police by providing vital information that could lead to the arrest and detention of other remaining suspects who are still at large.
It is alleged that the suspects together with others still at large waylaid Sunday as he was heading home from Mburara trading center at around 10 pm on Sunday night last week and stabbed him severally with a knife killing him on the spot for unknown reasons.
Joseph Kasujja, a resident says that the late Nakabazi was last seen in good health on Monday evening. “This is an elderly woman who was staying peacefully with us. She didn’t have any misunderstandings with anybody in our area. How can they brutally murder her like this? “asked Kasujja.
He was reportedly assaulted with a big stick on the head by Christopher Kusemererwa, a resident of the same area while playing cards at around 10 pm on Monday.
The suspect identified as Sunday Komakech reportedly kicked the juvenile on Saturday evening from Kati Kati A village in Palwong Parish, Pabbo Sub-county in Amuru District.
The suspects have been identified as Gatkouth Anyanyaka 22 and another one only identified as Gatleak 21, both refugees attached to Panyadoli refugee settlement area.
Christopher Mukidi, a resident of the area told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they heard Byaruhanga screaming for help when the assailants attacked him and rushed to see what was happening to him, only to find him lying unconscious by the roadside.
Ivan Ahalikundira, the Rutete Sub-county Internal Security Officer-GISO told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Tuesday morning that residents heard the child screaming for help and rushed to see what was happening only to find the stepmother beating him. He says after the incident, residents arrested the woman and handed him over to the police.
