BY JOACKIM KULE
The Kasese Deputy Resident District Commissioner has directed the police of Kitabu sub-county to arrest all the 19 people who have been named for allegedly having participated in assaulting and forcing the displacement of Ms. Esther Kabugho, and injuring other residents in Buswagha village.
It is believed that more than a month ago, Kabugho was assaulted by a group of people whom she accuses of allegedly beating her up and forcing her out of the area on allegations that she had been involved in sorcery.
Kabugho, a mother of three children is currently being rehabilitated at Kasese Gender Based Violence Shelter.
During a meeting that was organized by Lt. Maate Magwara, the Deputy RDC to sensitize the people against violent and unlawful activities in the area, Kabugho testified that she identified 19 persons who participated in the act in the due process.
Lt. Maate Magwara, immediately directed the police in the area to have those named persons arrested so that they are investigated so that justice prevails on both sides. He also warned the residents of Kitabu against the rising criminality in the area.
The President’s Representative also placed a 100,000 cash bounty on a suspect of a defilement who has been on run for two months now after alleging sexually exploiting a four-year-old girl.
Robert Kyana, the Chairperson LCIII for the area reported a surge in the number of cases related to domestic violence.
ENDS.