It is alleged that when they reached Kyangato Village, the passenger struck Jjuko with a metallic object on the head and fled with the motorcycle, a red Bajaj Boxer Registration Number UFY 267F.
Police in Nakaseke District are investigating the murder of a
bodaboda cyclist.
The victim, identified as 28-year-old Jjuuko Adam, was a
resident of Kalule village in Nyimbwa Sub-County, Luwero District. He was operating from Kalule stage in Kalule Trading Center along the Kampala-Gulu highway.
According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson, the incident occurred on Wednesday around 6 pm. He says that Jjuko picked up a passenger who requested a ride to
Nakaseke District.
It is alleged that when they reached Kyangato Village, the passenger struck Jjuko with a metallic object on
the head and fled with the motorcycle, a
red Bajaj Boxer Registration Number UFY 267F.
Fellow bodaboda riders found Adam shortly after the attack and
rushed him to Bombo Military Hospital for treatment, where he died.
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Attacks on motorcyclists are common in the Savannah region which includes; Luwero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola
Districts.
Last month unknown people in Nakasongola killed a resident Juuko Godfrey and stole his motorcycle. The incident occurred along
Sangira-Kibira Road in Nakasongola Town Council.
Bernard Bakalu
Freelancer