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.
An irate mob of residents in Nakaseke district has killed
another man after being accused of stealing a goat.
The deceased has been identified as Amos Afaayo, a resident of
Busunju in Mityana district.
He was found carrying a sack but locals were suspicious.
After being tasked to explain the contents, he lied to them
that he was carrying Irish potatoes and beans, but the residents remain
suspicious. They decided to check only to find that he was ferrying
goat’s meat.
As a result, an alarm was raised, attracting many who then
pounced on him and beat him to death.
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.
Savannah regional police spokesperson Isah Ssemwogerere has
warned the public against mob justice.
According to Ssemwogerere all those who have taken part in
the mob action in both cases are also being hunted to face justice.
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The police crime report which was
released recently showed that Nakaseke’s neighboring district of Luwero was
ranked first in registering mob justice cases after documenting 21 people who were killed by mob action in 2021.
Erastus Kibirango, the Luwero district LC V Chairman
said that Police have failed to restrain people from mob justice because their
efforts to ask Police and Courts to conduct speedy trials, especially in cases
involving animal thefts have yielded nothing.
Bernard Bakalu
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