The spate of murders in Masaka has escalated as unknown Panga wielding men continue to terrorize the surrounding areas of one of Uganda’s newest cities.
Local residents put the deaths at a whooping 18 residents now, prompting the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to deploy the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) to assess the situation and take action.
Ismail Lubega a local resident speaking to this newspaper says that the Panga wielding men murder their victims and use their phones to communicate, making it difficult to trace them through their own phones.
“When they kill someone, they start using the phone and sometimes communicate with their relatives and demand for somethings and then switch off. We do not know their motives but we are all living in fear,” Lubega said.
According to Brigadier Deus Sande, the Commander of the Masaka Amoured Brigade, the incidents have a mysterious edge to them which the motorized brigade in the area is following up.
“There is no clear pattern yet, but we are trying out best to piece together the different pieces. For example they do not steal anything, they just kill. If they were robbers, this could be understood,” Sande.
