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Mob kills suspected thief in Kasese town

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob on Saturday killed a man caught breaking into a house in Nyakasanga, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality. Residents allege that the unidentified man attempted to break into the house of a boda boda rider Gideon Turyamureba, the Nyakasanga LC1 Chairperson said a group of …

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Luwero mob beat suspected cannibal into coma

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An irate mob has assaulted a suspected cannibal in Kawumu village in Makulubita Sub-County in Luwero District, beating him into coma.  Trouble for the deceased unidentified man, started after a pupil claimed they had seen him running naked at the burial grounds of Esther Nakibirango, who was …

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Three arrested for lynching suspected cattle thieves in Omoro

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Omoro district are holding three men who led a mob that lynched three suspected cattle thieves in Lakwana sub county, Omoro district on December 15th. The trio identified as Simon Peter Opiyo, Jimmy Opiyo, and Charles Ocan allegedly led a mob that …

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Witchdoctor in Jinja lynched over exhuming corpse

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob in Jinja district has lynched a witch doctor while exhuming a grave. Hassan Bakaki, 55, met his death on Wednesday while exhuming the grave of the late Domu Tidamulala, whose remains were buried in Kasozi village in Busedde sub-county in 2004. According to …

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Mob kills suspected cattle thief in Masindi

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob has lynched a suspected cattle thief in Masindi district. The deceased was a notorious suspected thief identified as Muhammad Mwesigye, a resident of Kisindi village in Mirya sub county. Together with others still at large, they raided the home of Nicholas Tumwine of …

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Mob lynches suspected livestock thief in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man believed to be in his 20’s has been lynched by an irate mob for allegedly stealing two goats and a sheep in Luwero district. The incident occurred in Kibiriizi Parish, Bamunanika sub county. The yet to be identified victim who did not have …

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Mob lynches man for slaughtering his wife

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob in Lira has killed a man for butchering his wife. The mob hunted 53-year-old Denis Alal and killed him for slaughtering his estranged wife, Christine Akello on Monday evening. It all started after Alal while at Anai Ober Cell, Lira City West …

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Residents lynch man for staging illegal roadblocks

Namayingo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents of Nalubabwe village in Buswale sub county in Namayingo district have lynched a middle-aged man for allegedly staging illegal roadblocks and fleecing them of their valuables and money. The angry mob descended on 25-year old Matia Tamulina on Monday afternoon when they found …

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Mob kills three unidentified men in Kitintale

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is investigating the violent killing of three male adults by a mob in the Kititntale slum of Kampala last night. Eyewitnesses say the three were loitering at the residence of a 72-year-old female adult past midnight in Kitintale. Police says that the 72-year-old identified …

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