Preliminary investigations indicate that Ssengima was caught red-handed stealing coffee from a plantation in Kalagala Village, allegedly belonging to a one Luboyera.
According to Wamala Region Police Spokesperson, Racheal Kawala, the deceased has been identified as Ndyamugabo Ndyayisenge, a resident of Kiboga District.
Mob justice remains a persistent issue in the districts of Luwero, Nakaseke, and Nakasongola. Twiineamazima confirmed to Uganda Radio Network (URN) that the police have recorded seven mob justice cases in the past month alone in Luwero.
Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, says that preliminary information indicates that the chairman of Kakala village received a distress call about a dead body found along the road.
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 two reportedly mobilized a mob that lynched Julius Kugonza 25, a resident of Kyamugoba LCI, Bubogo parish in Kyangwali sub-county accusing him of stealing maize.
Sam Twiineamazima, the Acting Savannah regional police spokesperson, said in a statement that the Luwero District territorial police are actively investigating a case of murder by a mob.
The latter made an alarm that attracted passers who then chased them and in turn, they arrested one. They battered him with stones and sticks and after his demise, they set the lifeless body ablaze.
Sam Twiineamazima, the acting Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, says that it is alleged that the workers on a farm owned by Molly Natukunda apprehended the deceased and his brother who is currently at large when they were caught stealing poles to burn charcoal.
Daniel Sepuuya, the LC 1 Chairperson of Segalye village explains that the mother of five had separated from Serugo five years ago and relocated to the house of his brother within the same village.
Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional police spokesperson told URN that the scuffle between the two families led to the death of two mourners who were lynched by a mob.
Micheal Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson told URN that the scuffle between the two families led to the death of two mourners who were lynched by the angry mob.
His killing in Semuto Sub-County has happened just a day after irate locals at Kalagala village in Semuto’s neighboring Nakaseke Sub County killed a yet to be identified man after they intercepted a group of three men with five stolen cows killed on Monday night.
Richard Bwabye the Luwero Resident District Commissioner condemned the mob justice but blamed authorities for the negligence of duty and lack of transparency by Policemen.
Isah Ssemogerere, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, says that they picked up seven suspects but the evidence implicated the suspects including the Chairperson.
Residents continued to hunt for the fled suspected thieves and while combing the villages, landed on one who has only been identified as Khamis believed to be in his mid-20s at Bugungu village in Makulubita Sub-County, in Nakaseke’s neighboring district of Luweero, where they have lynched him from.
Beatrice Babra Angufiru, the Senior Legal Officer for Legal Aid Gulu revealed that of the 112 people who turned for the services, over 80 percent of them were with complaints on land conflicts while criminal matters like defilement and child neglect came a distant second
Abraham Tukundane regretted the cases of people who lost lives in mob justice and says that Police has since launched campaign to sensitize masses against the crime.
An eye witness who spoke on condition of anonymity says the suspects grabbed a handbag containing 10 million shillings from a woman who had just made a transaction from Centenary Bank Kitgum Branch.
