Nansana; Police investigate two murder by mob incidents

By Ben Musanje

15^th Feb 2022

Police at Nansana have tasked its community liaison officers to sensitize Boda boda riders to stop taking law in their hands by killing persons suspected to be thieves but rather report them to police for further management.

This follows the two separate incidents of murder by mob at Nansana today morning allegedly involving bodaboda riders.

The first incident was reported today at about 6am at Nasana East 2b, where two suspects grabbed a phone from an unidentified person who was heading home from a bar.

The victim made an alarm which prompted Boda Boda riders to come to his rescue and in the process, one of the suspected thieves was lynched by the riders while the other survived after Police intervention.

Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson says the deceased has been only identified as Isaac alias Dog City, a resident of Kibuloka, while the survivor is Mugisha Mwesigwa a resident of Kyebando who is currently detained at Masitowa police as he receives treatment for injuries sustained.

In a related incident, another mob justice was reported at Nansana west A, where a body of a Male Adult believed to be 18years was discovered by residents who informed police.

According to police, two people snatched a phone from a reveler coming from Unique bar, he made an alarm, attracting Boda Boda riders who responded by hitting one of the thieves until he died but the other one allegedly survived and run away.

Owoyesigyire says they haven’t established the identities of the deceased since he had no papers on him but his body was conveyed to city mortuary Mulago.