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Thirty-eight year old Luggya Bbosa Tabula, the man the Police claims sponsored the killing Ndiga Clanleader Eng. Daniel Bbosa, was one of those who had opposed his leadership, New Vision Online has learnt.

New details also indicate that Bbosa's killing is linked to a dispute over who was the rightful head of the Ndiga clan and also over allegations of sale of properties that belonged to the clan.

On Monday Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, while appealing to the public to volunteer information about Tabula’s whereabouts, said the Criminal Investigations Directorate had received information that Lugya played a role in the violent murder by shooting of Bbosa.

Enanga shared Tabula's photos and urged those with information about him, “to pass in confidence to the nearest police station or ring the telephone contact number of CID Headquarters on 0741-111-333. A substantial cash reward of sh10m awaits any member of the public who avails us with credible information that can lead to his arrest".

Luggya Bbosa Tabula. (Courtesy)

Enanga said the wanted suspect is a resident of Kabango village, Kakoola parish, Mutubagumu sub-county, in Mpigi district.

“We would like to warn, anybody who will be found harbouring the wanted suspect by concealing his arrest, with the intention of preventing his discovery or arrest, that they will be arrested and charged with harbouring a criminal,” Enanga added.

Bbosa was wrong clan head

New Vision Online has learnt that on January 1, 2017, Tabula filed a case with the Buganda traditional court ‘Kooti ya Kisekwa’, accusing Bbosa and Steven Ssekoba Sserunkuuma of conniving to wrongfully hold the office and to disrupt the clan leadership by installing a head in a way contrary to the Buganda culture.    

In his case before the Kooti ya Kisekwa, Tabula argued that the leadership of the clan was supposed to be in the hands of the descendants of Kamya Tabula, a son of the first clan head.

In August 2022, the Kooti ya Kisekwa had nullified the leadership of Bbosa after Luggya provided evidence presented and proved that Bbosa was not the rightful holder of the position.  

The Kooti ya Kisekwa panel which included Joseph Kateregga, Wilson Ssentoogo, Lubega Ssebende, Deogratious Kasozi, Jamil Ssewanyana, George Makumbi, and Samuel Walusimbi noted that they were satisfied with the evidence proving that the late Bbosa was holding the office wrongfully as he is not a descendant of Kamya Tabula, whose descendants are supposed to head the clan.

The court noted that Bbosa was never installed culturally following the rituals as per the customs of the clan and of Buganda.

Seven suspects in custody

On Monday, March 4, 2024 Enanga said they had so far arrested seven suspects including Milly Naluwenda, a Buganda Court Kisekwa official who was apprehended last week from Lungujja.

“We would like to inform the public that the Joint Crime Intelligence/CID task teams, in co-ordination with the KMP territorial team, have in custody 7 suspects, including the hospitalised Lujja, under guard, for being part of the suspects, behind the violent murder by shooting of Bbosa on Sunday March 25, 2024 at around 6pm, in Lungujja Parish, as he was heading to his home in Kikandwa zone,” Enanga said.

Sources in investigations now say that Tabula had not only one but several meetings with the suspects in custody.

Naluwenda was reportedly arrested, following the suspects phone call printouts that indicated that they had spoken to her several times. Her phone matrix also indicates that she was in touch with Tabula both before and after the incident.