Two suspected cattle thieves were today lynched in Buwunga
village, in Buyanga sub county of Bugweri district.
The deceased have been identified as Collins
Male aged 23 years and 21 year old, Isiiko Kalevu.
It is reported that, the duo were riding a
motorcycle with registration number; UFR 708W, ferried beef and animal skins in
two sacks, which they wanted to sell to interested butchers in the area, but
when tasked to explain the source of this meat, they attempted to flee.
This act angered residents who rounded them
off, stoning them to death, without alerting police authorities to intervene.
Peter Mulondo, the village L.C.1 chairperson
says that their area is infested with insecurity, where thieves target
livestock and fresh crops in the gardens.
Busoga East police spokesperson, Diana Nandawula, challenged residents
to desist from involving themselves in the acts of mob justice, saying that
such tendencies instead create room for increased criminality, since ring
leaders of these criminal gangs are never arrested because most of them flee
into hiding following the demise of their accomplices.
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