Two Ugandan businessmen shot dead in Rwanda

The police in Rukiga District are investigating a case in which two Ugandan businessmen were allegedly shot and killed in Rwanda about 1km away from the Mpororo border post in Kamwezi Sub County on Saturday night.

The Kigezi regional police spokesperson Mr Elly Maate confirmed the incident saying that they were still compiling information about the incident.

“We have received reports about Ugandan businessmen that were allegedly shot and killed inside Rwanda and we are compiling information about the whole incident,” he said. He added that the case has been recorded at Mpororo police post as SD03/10/11/2019.

Mr Ignitius Baketonda the LCII chairperson for Kyabuhangwa parish in Kamwezi Sub County identified the deceased as Job Ebyarishanga and Bosco Tuheirwe, all residents of Nyakabungo village in his parish.

“One of the deceased, Tuheirwe is my nephew. I received information at around 9PM that he had been shot and killed together with a colleague inside Rwanda as they tried to smuggle raw tobacco. They were in a group of about five people and the three managed to escape back into Uganda. They are the ones that reported the matter to us,” he said.

Mr Baketonda added that those who escaped have already recorded statements at Kamwezi Police Post as they wait for the Ugandan security personnel to help them in getting the bodies of the deceased persons for burial.
The Kamwezi LCIII Chairman Mr Tedson Niwagaba told Daily Monitor that he was in touch with some leaders in Tabagwe village, Nyagatare in Rwanda where the deceased were killed from, to have their bodies handed over to the relatives.