Mob kills suspect at Police station
Dec 15, 2008
A mob on Friday stormed Ssekanyonyi Police post in Mityana district and killed a suspect. The man was believed to have stolen a boda-boda motorcycle from Mityana town.
By Luke Kagiri
A mob on Friday stormed Ssekanyonyi Police post in Mityana district and killed a suspect. The man was believed to have stolen a boda-boda motorcycle from Mityana town.
Charles Kasule, the LC1 secretary for defence, said: “He drugged a cyclist, then stole his motorcycle. I took him to the Police but the crowd followed us. They stormed the post, dragged him out and burnt him to ashes.â€
Kasule said the suspect had earlier on been interrogated and had identified himself as Hassan Ssemakula, a resident of Kiganda.
“In his pockets, he had a knife and other tools.†The district officer in charge of criminal investigations, Angel Okello, condemned the act and warned the residents against mob justice.
“It is still a fresh case to comment on but these cyclists must stop taking the law into their own hands,†Okello said. He said a policeman was injured when the mob attacked and threw stones at the Police post.
A mob on Friday stormed Ssekanyonyi Police post in Mityana district and killed a suspect. The man was believed to have stolen a boda-boda motorcycle from Mityana town.
Charles Kasule, the LC1 secretary for defence, said: “He drugged a cyclist, then stole his motorcycle. I took him to the Police but the crowd followed us. They stormed the post, dragged him out and burnt him to ashes.â€
Kasule said the suspect had earlier on been interrogated and had identified himself as Hassan Ssemakula, a resident of Kiganda.
“In his pockets, he had a knife and other tools.†The district officer in charge of criminal investigations, Angel Okello, condemned the act and warned the residents against mob justice.
“It is still a fresh case to comment on but these cyclists must stop taking the law into their own hands,†Okello said. He said a policeman was injured when the mob attacked and threw stones at the Police post.