The duo was lynched in the wee hours of this morning on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle registration number UEW 789R.
Angry motorists
in Amber court village in Jinja municipality have lynched two suspected motor
cycle thieves.
Only one of the deceased suspects has been identified as Davis
Kalinaki.
The duo was
lynched in the wee hours of this morning on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle
registration number UEW 789R.
According to
information obtained by URN, the motorcycle was stolen from Luuka district and was being tracked using a GPRS
tracker.
A Police
detective told URN on condition of anonymity that the suspects were travelling
to different regions daily, which made it difficult to apprehend them.
“It almost
became impossible for us to arrest these suspects, as they kept on shifting
from one region of the country to another. However, when we alerted the
motorcycle owner, he decided to alert his colleagues and they were lynched
while trying to cross the bridge at Amber court,” he said.
The motorcycle owner, whose names have been withheld, said
his motorcycle was stolen by two men masquerading as customers.
“My motorcycle
was stolen by two men who pretended to be customers. They approached me to take
them to Bukanga trading center, but just less than 200 meters to our final
destination, they beat me up and ran off with the motorcycle,” he said.
Eria Musobya, the chairperson Boda boda Cyclists in Jinja
district says cases of motorcycle theft are on the rise.
“The rate of
motorcycle theft in Busoga sub region has increased. I think police should
increase night patrols to control the vice,” he said.
Vincent Irama, the Jinja Central Police Commander has warned
motorists against mob justice.
He says Police is investigating the matter and
those found to have engaged in the mob justice will face the law.
