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Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 24 2021
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Mr Hamidu Ssentumbwe, the chairperson Wabigalo Village in Ttamu Division, Mityana Municipality went missing on January 13.
His disappearance caused panic among relatives and friends who suspected that he had been kidnapped by the security operatives who have been hunting down civilians mainly supporters of the Opposition National Unity Platform.
Mr Ssentumbwe on Tuesday showed up at the office of Mityana District Resident District Commissioner, Mr Herman Ssentongo.
Mr Ssentumbe who said he was hiding in Masaka District following a raid on his home by UPDF soldiers.
“Some soldiers came and told me to open my door. Before I opened, they kicked the door but I managed to escape unhurt through the back door. That incident left me terrified, and I decided to abandon my home hide,” he said.
Daily Monitor
Sunday December 13 2020
Police detectives at the scene where two people were murdered at Wabigalo Village, Nakasongola District on December 8, 2019. PHOTO/DAN WANDERA.
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The State prosecution relied on the evidence that included the postmortem reports for the deceased persons, the charge and caution statement of the accused, among other documents exhibited in court.
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The beheading of six people by unknown assailants within three days at one village in Nakasongola District between December 5 and 8, 2019 did not only raise tension in the area but put the country’s security agencies on high alert.
A section of the public and security agencies believed the incidents were a calculated move to cause tension in the country ahead of the festive season.