Summary:
- Twebaze went missing late last month, and his decomposing body was found yesterday in Echuya Forest Reserve in Muko Sub-County, Rubanda District. He had been missing since July 30, 2024, after being hired by two individuals to take them to Kisoro Town from Iterero Trading Centre.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District have arrested two suspects and are searching for others in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old Boda Boda rider, Twebaze Martin, also known as Kagame, a resident of Iterero Cell, Kacence Parish, Nyakishenyi Sub-County, Rukungiri District.
Twebaze was also robbed of his motorcycle.
Twebaze went missing late last month, and his decomposing body was found yesterday in Echuya Forest Reserve in Muko Sub-County, Rubanda District. He had been missing since July 30, 2024, after being hired by two individuals to take them to Kisoro Town from Iterero Trading Centre.
The suspects have been identified as Byomugabe Chrisostom and Asiimwe Amon, with others still at large. The accused had been staying in Iterero for some weeks, pretending to be casual laborers. They convinced Twebaze to transport them by promising him a substantial payment, claiming they were attending a party.
According to a police statement, on July 30, 2024, at around 6:30 PM at the Kampala Omukiragiro stage for Boda Bodas in Kacence Parish, Nyakishenyi Sub-County, Rukungiri District, Byomugabe Chrisostom hired Twebaze to transport him on motorcycle Reg. No. UGE 705 U, a red Bajaj Boxer, to Rubanda District for a fare of UGX 60,000.
Twebaze informed a fellow Boda Boda rider, identified as Kato Benson, that he would return the following day, July 31, 2024.
On their way to Rubanda, Byomugabe coordinated with Asiimwe Amon and another accomplice, who waited for them at Echuya Forest Reserve along the Kabale-Kisoro road. When Twebaze failed to return to Nyakishenyi on July 31, 2024, as promised, his fellow Boda Boda riders grew suspicious.
“They called his (the deceased’s) phone number, 0783194569, but it was unavailable.The concerned riders informed their chairman, Nuwahereza Martin, who reported Twebaze’s disappearance to the police on August 2, 2024, at 3:30 PM, along with the missing motorcycle, Reg. No. 705 U, a Bajaj Boxer.,” said Mr Elly Maate, the Kigezi region Police spokesperson, on Wednesday.
A case of disappearance was registered, now being investigated as murder and aggravated robbery under case number CRB 923/2024.
“The deceased’s SIM card, 0783194569, was tracked, revealing a common caller, 0785342485. The call logs led us to another number, 0764271122, registered to Tuyisenge Isaac, who was arrested in Kisoro Town,” Maate explained.
Maate added “Tuyisenge was found in possession of the deceased’s motorcycle, leading to the arrest of Byomugabe Chrisostom, who confessed that Twebaze Martin was murdered in Echuya Forest Reserve, and his body was dumped there”.
“The scene of the crime was visited and examined by the regional Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) and other personnel from Rukungiri and Rubanda Districts. An axe was recovered at the crime scene as evidence, statements were recorded from witnesses, and a postmortem was conducted”. He revealed.
