TWO MURDERED ON X-MAS DAY IN KANUNGU DISTRICT
BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO
IN KANUNGU—-
Police in Kanungu district are investigating circumstances under which
a grandson killed his grandfather over sachet of waragi and was
also lynched by a mob.
Fulgence Bagarukamu 73 years killed from Kinaba sub county Kanungu
district was killed by Jimmy Niwamanya 30years. It’s alleged that on
27th 8:00am in the morning the two left home for drinking spree since
it’s a Christmas festival.
While at a local bar at Kyamukombe trading centre in Kinaba sub county
Kanungu district, the two developed a disagreement, Niwamanya
accusing his grandfather for drinking his sachet of waragi when he
moved out yet he had bought his.
The grandson strangled his grandfather and killed him instantly.
Later the people, who were drinking with them, also lynched Niwamanya
on spot.
The Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate says that police was
notified, visited the place and postmortem was done as investigations
to find people who participated into the second murder continue and be
charged accordingly.
Maate has described the incident as unfortunate for family members to
kill each other and he is calling public to reduce on the rate they
drink on waragi.