Police in Kanungu District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suspected murder of Agaba James, a 22-year-old resident of Kayenje Cell, Mashaku Parish in Nyamirama Sub-county, whose body was discovered on Saturday Morning.
Agaba’s lifeless body was found lying under a tree in Mukabasa Cell, also in Mashaku Parish. The body had visible facial injuries and marks around the neck, suggesting he may have been strangled.
According to preliminary reports, the deceased left his home on Friday Evening at around 7:00 PM, informing his wife, Ashaba Blair, that he was heading to Katsigazi’s coffee milling facility.
However, he never returned home. The following morning, Ashaba was alerted to the presence of her husband’s body under a tree in a nearby location.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson says that Police at Nyamirama Station were notified and immediately responded to the scene.
Maate said that a team of officers, accompanied by a sniffer dog, visited the location, the dog tracked a scent that led to the bar owned by one Niwagaba Rumecho, who was subsequently arrested to assist with investigations.
