Four people have been killed by unidentified panga wielding man who who attacked Wabigalo trading center along Kampala-Gulu highway. Police in Nakasongola have since launched a hunt for the killer who is on the run.
The Nakasongola Police Commander Patience Namara identified the victims as Lozio Matovu 90, Judith Odur 38, Amos Sekanja 7 and another identified only as Mawanda aged around 10 years who were killed on Thursday between 1-3pm each person at separate locations.
The Wabigalo Parish Internal Security Officer Patrick Lugonvu says the assailant first grabbed a Sekanja from his mother before hacking him to death while the woman managed to flee but later the assailant attacked and killed Odur whom she found carrying firewood.
The killer would later behead Mawanda and Matovu whom he found cooking lunch before he fled into the bushes.
According to Lugonvu, in all the cases, the killer ensured the victims are dead and the body is separated from the head before he fled. Now, other residents are asking for protection since the assailant is still at large.
Last night, Police, UPDF officers, LDU and vigilantes were seen in the area hunting for the killer in nearby bushes. Namara says that Policemen and UPDF officers used sniffer dog to trace the killer in vain.
She however says that investigations are still underway to arrest the killer and establish the motive of the murder. In the meantime, Policemen and UPDF officers have been deployed at the village to beef security of the residents, while the four dead bodies were transferred to Nakasongola Health IV mortuary for post-mortem which will be carried out on Friday
