BUSHENYI – Two men have narrowly survived being lynched by an angry mob in Butare, Kyamuhunga Town Council in Bushenyi district.
The two victims are Mpiirwe Leonard 31 years mobile money dealer, a resident of Omukabingo cell, Butare ward and Musinguzi Vicent 28 years businessman, a resident of Butare B cell, Butare ward in Kyamuhunga Town Council. Both of them are now detained by police.
It started on 26th April 2024 at around 5pm in Butare Trading Centre when a group of residents and majority being boda boda riders attacked Mpiirwe Leonard and started assaulting him before police came and rescued him.
Shortly after, the enraged mob started tracing for Musinguzi Vicent who handed himself to Mashonga Police post after learning that they were looking for him. In the ensuing panic, he abandoned his motorvehicle UAV 212C in bush near the highway which police recovered.
The said mob went ahead and demolished, burnt plus stealing some properties of the two named persons. Mpiirwe’s house was partly demolished, some property destroyed and others stolen. Similarly, Musinguzi’s and lodge (Swaziland bar and lodge) was attacked, items inside destroyed and others stolen.
Police team led by OC station Bushenyi CPS rushed to both places and stopped the destruction and theft of property. Report of malicious damage of property and theft was formally opened at Butare Police Station vide SD 13/26/04/2024 and later registered as CRB: 354/2024.
It was established that the said mob action was following the recent murder and aggravated robbery that took life of Asiimwe Wilson reported vide Bushenyi CRB: 550/2024. Residents are suspecting the two said persons to have been involved in the said crime.
The Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson SSP Marcial Tumusiime confirmed this incident to our reporter stressing that inquiries are at hand and efforts are being made to identify all those who took the law into their hands, to have them arrested.
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