Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed that Nahurira’s decomposing body was discovered on Wednesday at around 9:00 AM in a nearby bush after residents reported a foul smell along the roadside.
KANUNGU: Kanungu District police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suspected suicide of a 40-year-old man, identified as Arthur Nahurira, who was employed at a Coca-Cola depot in Kihihi Town Council.
Nahurira, a resident of Kigango Cell, Karuhembe Parish in Kebisoni Sub-county, Rukungiri District, was reported missing on January 30, 2025, at around 10:40 PM.
His brother, Saulo Ndwana, filed the missing person report at Kihihi Police Station after Nahurira failed to return to his home in Kasiro Cell, Town Ward, Kihihi Town Council.
According to police, Nahurira had sent a farewell message to his aunt, Edith Kiconco, shortly before his disappearance.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed that Nahurira’s decomposing body was discovered on Wednesday at around 9:00 AM in a nearby bush after residents reported a foul smell along the roadside.
At the scene, authorities found a Coca-Cola bottle containing poison and a white polythene bag labeled “Forodan,” a substance suspected to have been used in the suicide.
Police documented the scene, and Nahurira’s body was transported to Kihihi Health Centre IV for a postmortem examination. At the time of discovery, he was dressed in black trousers, brown shoes, grey socks, and a white sweater.
