The deceased’s 10-year old child whose names have been withheld says that he accompanied Mutumba to purchase sugar from Iwemba trading centre and saw a man trailing them but mistook him for a guest. The child further states that the man who was clad in a black hood stood beside a tree but he eventually shot Mutumba twice and fled.
Family members and eyewitnesses in Busimba village in Iwemba sub-county
have said that the assailant, who gunned down Sheikh Masuudi Mutumba, trailed
him from the trading centre to his home.
Mutumba was gunned down at his home on Friday night.
He was shot twice in the left ear and one bullet was retrieved from his head
during a post-mortem carried out at Bugiri General Hospital.
The deceased’s 10-year old child whose names have been withheld says that he
accompanied his father to purchase sugar from Iwemba trading centre. He adds that he saw a man
trailing them but mistook him for a guest.
The child further states that the man who was clad in a black hood later stood beside
a tree, but eventually shot Mutumba twice and fled.
//cue in: “yajyile...
Cue out…kulusozi,”.
Shakim Ndaga, a retail shop owner in the trading centre says that the
deceased’s home is 30 meters away from his shop. Ndaga says that he saw the
suspected assailant fleeing the scene but couldn’t trail him.
He adds that they alerted police officers who arrived 45 minutes after the
incident.
According to Ndaga, the delay by the police to arrive at the scene
gave plenty of time to the assailant to escape.
//cue in: “the person who…
Cue out…to heal people,”.
Kasim Babinga, the county Khadhi of Iwemba says that the deceased led Juma prayers on Friday
where they discussed issues concerning their security.
According to Babinga, in September, several sheikhs within
Bugiri district including the deceased raised complaints concerning continuous
threats against their lives. He says that they had resolved to avoid early morning and
night prayers for the sake of their safety.
He however says that the LCV Chairperson,
Azalwa Marijan assured them that, the suspects were arrested.
//cue in: “nze…
Cue out…kizibu ino,”.
Jeff Ssebuyungo, the Bugiri District Police Commander says that residents intimated to
him that, the assailant fled to Kapyanga Sub County where his alleged
accomplices sped off with him in a small vehicle which is an Ipsum. However,
efforts to trail them were frustrated after the police patrol vehicle suffered a
flat tyre.
//cue in: “the force that…
Cue out…also costed us,”.
Mutumba 60 has been serving as the Iwemba deputy county Khadi and is survived
by one wife, Safina Nabirye and ten children.
