Gumen have reportedly shot dead the head of ndiga Clan in Buganda Kingdom, Daniel Bbosa Lwomwa.
He was driving in family car with registration number UAH 637x were reportedly shot near his home in Lungujja -Lubaga division in Kampala. The attackers were riding on a motor bike.
The senior superintendent of Police Patrick Onyango ,the Kampala metropolitan police Spokesperson confirmed the shooting.
However he disclosed that the security operatives arrives at the scene but it was too late since the shooters had already been killed by the mob and that the Police still investigating the motive behind the murder of ndiga Clan head.
“The Territorial Police at Natete has registered a tragic incident of murder by shooting that occurred today at approximately 6:00 pm in Kikandwa Zone, Lungujja Parish, Lubaga Division.
The incident involved Mr. Daniel Bbosa, the esteemed head of Ndiga clan and director of Transa Electrical. Mr. Bbosa was fatally shot by yet-to-be-identified assailants as he was approaching his residence. The assailants, riding on a motorcycle, opened fire at Mr. Bbosa’s motor vehicle, bearing registration number UAH 637X, resulting in his immediate demise.
During the heinous act, a vigilant local resident bravely intervened, knocking down the assailants’ motorcycle and alerting the community. Swiftly, members of the community mobilized, leading to a confrontation with the assailants. Mob justice ensued, resulting in the death of one assailant at the scene, while the other remains in critical condition.
The motive behind this senseless act of violence remains unknown, and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.” Police statement partly reads.
Mr. Bbosa was also the priporitor of Transa & Bbosa Electrical shops in Kampala.
The murder comes four days after the 2023 crime report complied by the CID which indicates 300 were killed by using rifles and a single gun was used in at least 22 murders in 2023 .
