Police in Kisoro District have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants who murdered 70-year-old Benon Nsekerabaro, a resident of Bukerahe Village, Chibumba Parish in Murora Subcounty. His body was discovered at Nyakagezi Trading Center on Monday morning.
According to police, Nsekerabaro was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by unknown individuals while returning from the trading center on Easter Sunday.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson, said the crime scene was visited, examined, and documented by D/ASP Babiiha Johnson, the district CID officer, and his team. Exhibits recovered included an iron bar with suspected human blood and two broken teeth.
Maate added that the owner of the bar, whose details have been withheld to protect the investigation, was arrested after it was established that the deceased had been drinking there. He urged anyone with information that could help identify the culprits to come forward.
In a separate case, Kisoro Police have also launched a manhunt for the driver and vehicle involved in the death of 25-year-old Uwayezu Urban, a resident of Nyakabande Village, Gisorora Parish, Nyakabande Subcounty.
The accident occurred on Tuesday around 6:40 AM at Kanyabukungu Village along the Kisoro-Kabale Highway, when an unknown vehicle struck the deceased, killing him instantly.
Maate confirmed that the scene was visited, a sketch plan drawn, and the body taken to Kisoro Hospital mortuary for postmortem.
He appealed to anyone with information about the vehicle involved to come forward and assist police in bringing the culprit to justice.
