Police in Kamuli District have launched investigations into a suspected case of mob justice that left two unidentified men dead in Bulopa Sub-county.
According to authorities, the bodies were discovered in a swamp along the Nagwenyi–Bulopa Road in Bukabare Zone, Nagwenyi Parish, following a report received at Bulopa Police Station at around 3:00am on Monday.
The report was made by a local leader who alerted police after the discovery of two bodies lying near a burnt motorcycle, registration number UFT 817V, and a male goat tied nearby.
Preliminary findings indicate that the deceased were intercepted by an unknown group of individuals believed to have been moving on motorcycles from the direction of Bagaza Zone. Police suspect that the victims were accused of stealing a goat before they were attacked and killed.
The Territorial Police in Kamuli have described the incident as a suspected murder by mob action and say efforts are underway to establish the identities of the deceased and the suspects involved.
Busoga North Police spokesperson, SP Samson Lubega, strongly condemned acts of mob justice, warning communities against taking the law into their own hands.
He urged members of the public to instead report suspects to the nearest police station for proper investigation and lawful handling of cases.
Police said investigations are ongoing to trace those involved in the killing and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
