Police in the Kigezi Sub-region have registered two mob justice-related murder cases within two days following the lynching of two men suspected of committing criminal offences in Kanungu and Kabale districts.
In Kanungu District, Akandinda Aaron, 25, was on Monday lynched by an angry mob that accused him of killing his 20-year-old wife, Kirabo Doreen. The incident occurred at Kakyenke Cell, Bihomborwa Ward, in Kihihi Town Council.
In a separate incident in Kabale District, Tumwesigye Amon, 30, a resident of Karago Cell, Kyasano Parish, Kamuganguzi Sub-county, was beaten to death by an angry mob over suspected burglary. The incident occurred at Ryaruhinda Cell, Mukarangye Ward, in Katuna Town Council.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kigezi Region Police spokesperson SP Nelson Tumushime said police had launched investigations into the two incidents and commenced operations to identify and arrest those involved.
“Mob justice is a crime under the Penal Code Act,” Tumushime cautioned, urging members of the public to desist from taking the law into their own hands.
He warned that anyone suspected of committing a crime should be handed over to police for investigations and prosecution through the courts of law.
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