The suspects, only identified as Aguti and Mutegeki, are accused of hacking 25-year-old Albert Tuhaise, a boda boda rider and resident of Busiisi Cell, Hoima West Division, during a violent altercation at Busiisi Trading Centre on Wednesday morning around 8 a.m.
Augustine Kaggwa, the head of the Regional Environmental Police Force in the Budongo Systems Range noted that the suspects were found engaging in destructive activities within the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, undermining government-led restoration efforts.
n Masindi District, a 34-year-old man only identified as Mulindwa was reportedly killed by unknown assailants in Kibanja Village, Kimengo Sub-county.
His lifeless body was found dumped along the Kigumba- Kafu road. The body had deep cuts on the head, face and neck.
The suspects have been identified as Matia Byamukama and Nicholas both residents of Kyeguruma village, Kirasa parish in Kyebando sub county. They are accused of attacking, hacking and murdering Julius Kiiza 23, a resident of the same area.
Bisaka, accompanied by hundreds of his followers, was returning from prayers in Rutete when a group of individuals began throwing stones at his convoy, smashing the windscreens of two vehicles: a Toyota Hiace (registration number UBN 734C) and a Toyota Wish (registration number UBJ 718C).
The suspects whose particulars have since been concealed for fear of jeopardizing investigations were arrested on Wednesday. They are all residents of Buliima village in Masindi district.
According to information gathered by Uganda Radio Network (URN), the incident occurred on October 16, 2024, around 11 p.m. when three suspected thieves, identified as Derrick Angobi (27), Enzama, and one Okwera, raided the home of Christine Asiyasu in Kabango Town Council. The suspects allegedly stole various household items, including plates, clothes, mattresses, and jerry cans. Asiyasu raised an alarm, attracting the attention of the residents.
The suspects whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations were arrested over the weekend from different parts of Hoima district. They are currently being detained at the Hoima city central police station.
They later dumped her body in the Nyamususu swamp. Anaclet Kaahwa, the deceased’s husband says, he waited for his wife to come back home in vain. He was later compelled to report the matter to police who promptly swung into action and commenced investigations.
They are accused of murdering David Tumusiime, 25, a resident of Kyarushesha Village, Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube District. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning.
Sanon Dhaala, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner for Masindi who led the operation explained that the arrested individuals were illegally operating a washing bay in the wetland which is not gazetted for a washing bay.
The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Monday in Kinogozi Trading Center, Buhimba Sub-County, Kikuube District. According to available information, Kwesiga was playing cards with the suspects when a misunderstanding ensued for reasons that remain unclear.
The suspects have been identified as; Dickson Ainebyona, Juliet Sanyu, Emmanuel Ampire, Lucky Nabasa, Jenepher Atuhura and Gloria Kawala, all residents of Kidooma village in Kizirafumbi sub county of Kikuube district.
It is reported that on the fateful night, Athuhura while drinking in a local bar picked a quarrel with his colleagues over a maid in the same bar. In the process, he was reportedly stabbed in the left chest and started bleeding profusely.
The suspects whose particulars have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing investigations with others still at large are accused of setting ablaze a hazardous waste truck following an accident that killed one person on February 16, 2024.
It is alleged that the suspects on Tuesday at around 8 p.m. raided the home of Emmanuel Byamukama of Kihuura village and reportedly hacked his daughter Brenda Tusingwire on the head, neck, and face killing her instantly.
The suspects are accused of hacking to death Posiano Nziita 30, the defense secretary of Kolanya village in Kasimbi sub-county in Kibaale district. The incident happened on Sunday at around 9 p.m.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson said that in some murders, they have apprehended suspects while the others are still being investigated.
