5 INJURED AT RUKUNGIRI HIGH SCHOOL FOLLOWING ATTACK BY RIVAL SCHOOL

By Our reporter

Rukungiri

5 students of Rukungiri high school in Rukungiri Municipality are nursing injuries at St Lukes Medical Chambers after their school was attacked by unidentified people carrying machetes and sticks  on Tuesday morning at around 4:OOAM.

According to 2 students who spoke to our reporter their school  attack occurred in the  morning  after the assailants broke into their dormitory and  caused mayhem

SP Musa Tibakirana, the Rukungiri district police commander says police was called to the scene and preliminary investigations point to students from the neighboring Makobore high school students as the perpetrators of the attack.

A roll call conducted at Makobore highs school by Police and school administration found 30 students missing from the boarding section, 5 students later showed up after the roll call

According to Robert Mugabe, the head teacher, Rukungiri high school, The assailants destroyed window panes on several buildings including   boys’ dormitory, Head teacher’s office, Director’s office, and the computer  laboratory

He added that this is not the first time Makobore High school students are attacking them, noting that the first attack  took place on 29.6.2022, the second  incident was  on 16.6.2022

The Injured are receiving treatment for cuts and bruises at St Luke’s medical chambers in Rukungiri Municipality.