Suspected armed robber lynched in Kisoro

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob has lynched an unidentified armed robber in Kisoro district. The suspect together with two others stormed Kapfurizo town center in Rukongi parish, Nyarusiza sub-county pretending to look for mobile money services around 10pm on Wednesday night.

They later fired bullets in the shop belonging to Jackeline Iradukunda, a local businesswoman. According to Iradukunda, the robbers who shot about six times entered the shop and looted unspecified amounts of money.

Iradukunda says that on hearing the gunshots, she took off for her dear life. Erasmus Nsabimana, the Nyarusiza sub-county LC3 chairperson says that as the robbers were taking off, locals mobilized and captured two of them and lynched one of them.

The other robber identified as Julius Irankunda was saved by police. Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson says that Iradukunda is locked up at Kisoro police station while the deceased’s body is lying at Kisoro hospital mortuary.

According to Maate, police also managed to recover a Sub Machine Gun (SMG) number 5613623700, two cartridges, and a projectile from the crime scene.

The incident comes at a time when Kisoro district is under tension due to the ongoing fighting between the March 23 (M23) rebels and Congolese government troops in the neighboring Ruthsuru territory.

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