Three sentenced to 50 years in jail for murdering Eritrean businessman
May 18, 2021 Captain Bumali Mangeni
Three people have been sentenced to serve 50 years in prison after being found guilty of kidnap, robbery and the subsequent murder of an Eritrean businessman Daniel Michael Weldu in 2016.
Captain Bumali Mangeni also known as Akeem, Benon Duncan Lumu, 33, and Andrew Kisitu, 28 were sentenced by the Kampala High court Judge Flavia Anglin Ssenoga for the crimes that occurred on October 27, 2016, in Kololo, an upscale suburb of Kampala.
The judge noted that she was satisfied with the evidence laid by 21 prosecution witnesses showing that the convicts kidnapped the deceased from Kololo, robbed his cash and personal belongings from Jinja, before driving him into Kenya where they shot him dead and set his body ablaze. After this, they drove off with his vehicle and sold it in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
UPDF Captain Jailed for 50-Years for Kidnapping, Murdering Eritrean Businessman
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Three sentenced to 50 years in jail for murdering Eritrean businessman
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Daily Monitor
Monday May 10 2021
A prison warder handcuffs the suspects before leading them away to court holding cells on May 7, 2021. Photo/ Anthony Wesaka
Summary
Prosecution told court that on October 27, 2016, Weldu while at his Nakumat office with his brother Michael Teagas Okuba Weldmmariam, received a phone call and thereafter, told his sibling that he was heading to the German Embassy in Kololo.
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Two court assessors have advised High Court judge Flavia Senoga Anglin to convict a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) officer accused of killing an Eritrean businessman whose charred body was found at Uganda-Kenya border of Busia after he was kidnapped from Kololo, Kampala.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 06 2021
Capt Hakim Mangeni and his alleged accomplices: Mr Ben Lumu and Andrew Kisitu were arrested by police Flying Squad Unit (FSU) in 2016 on allegations of killing Daniel Weldo.PHOTO/NET.
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Capt Bumali Mangeni, aka Akeem, together with two civilians Benon Duncan Lumu and Andrew Kisitu are charged with murder, kidnap with intent to murder, and aggravated robbery of Daniel Michael Weldu.
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State prosecution has presented detailed evidence pinning he kidnap, robbery, and murder of an Eritrean businessman on a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer.
Capt Bumali Mangeni, aka Akeem, together with two civilians Benon Duncan Lumu and Andrew Kisitu are charged with murder, kidnap with intent to murder, and aggravated robbery of Daniel Michael Weldu, who was abducted from Kololo in Kampala on October 27, 2016.