KIGEZI – The territorial police in Kanungu are hunting for a suspect who allegedly cut his biological father to death.
The suspect is Erias Nahabwe who cut Bagambana Nyansio 75 years a resident of Kanjara cell Southern ward Kanungu town council.
It’s alleged that on 4th February 2025, Bagambana Nyansio (now deceased) woke up feeling sick and wanted to go for treatment at Katate Health Center IV.
He thus requested some money from his only son Nahabwe Erias, which son refused to honor his request and the deceased became annoyed and started to demand for his land documents so that he could sell part of his land and he gets some money for treatment.
That, the son again rejected the father’s request and at around 11:30am, the deceased went to Katate Health Center IV as his wife went to drink at a nearby bar.
At around 7pm when the wife come back from the bar, she found the husband lying dead on his bed with the head chopped off and a suspected blood stained panga suspected to have been used in killing the deceased abondoned besides his body.
The police were notified by the area chairperson Me Twesigye Koronerio, the scene was visited by a team of officers, the canine inclusive and was documented.
Statements from relevant witnesses were recorded and the police dog (K-9) tracked up to the home of the desceased’s son (Nahabwe Erias) who is on run. The desceased’s herdsman is also on the run for unknown reasons.
The body has been conveyed to Katate Health Center IV for the postmortem examination.
The Kigezi Police Spokesperson Asp Elly Maate confirmed the incident stressing that inquiries into this matter are ongoing with a view of tracking down the key suspects.
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