Worry As Assailants Lynch Hoima Sugar Limited Employee

By Hanning Mbabazi

Kikuube: Uganda Police in Kikuube District is on a hunt for assailants who hacked Gideon Odanga 37, an employee of Hoima Sugar Limited to death.

According to initial reports, the shocking incident happened on Friday night October 11 2019, at around 11 pm in Ruhunga village Ruhunga parish Buhimba sub-county Kikuube district.

However, Odaga a casual labourer at Hoima sugar Limited was a resident of Ajinjera village in Zombo district.

Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, said that police have already arrested two suspects; that is Innocent Okethwengu 24 and one Jafari both employees of Hoima sugar limited alleged to have been in connection to the death of Odaga. Police want the duo to help with investigations.

He added that the suspects were last seen with the deceased at Ruhunga trading centre.

Meanwhile, an angry mob on Friday lynched a fisherman at Waaki landing site in Kapapi sub-county Hoima district. The deceased is identified as only Omirambe.

The mob accused Omirambe of stabbing and critically injuring Deo Chothembe 18 also a fisherman at Waaki landing site after they picked a quarrel over unknown reason.