One suspected terrorist with grenade arrested in Kisoro district

One suspected terrorist with grenade arrested in Kisoro district

By Byamukama Libino

Kisoro – Security in Kisoro is holding a suspected terrorist who allegedly entered Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Kibare Village in Busanza sub-county.

Community members arrested the suspect identified as Mugisha Alex on Tuesday this week and later handed him to UPDF soldiers attached to Busanza army detach.

The Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Shafiq Ssekandi confirmed the incident and said that the suspect was found drinking Waragi; a locally made gin in a bar at Gasayo trading center in Kibare village, Buhumbu Parish in Busanza sub-county.

He noted that he entered that bar at around 2:00pm and started asking so many questions including the direction to Kampala, which made bar goers to become suspicious of him.

The suspect is believed to have heard suspicious bar goers whisper to arrest him and he removed a grenade from his pocket and threw it in the crates of beer that were placed next to him.

On Wednesday, three children were seen playing with an unfamiliar object at the same trading center, which made a concerned resident to contact RDC Ssekandi who also notified Busanza army detach command. They went to the place and discovered that it was a grenade.

He also said that on interrogation, the suspect accepted to be the one who hid the grenade in the bar.  The 35th battalion is preparing to hand over the suspect to the second division barracks in Mbarara.

He appreciated residents for being vigilant and reporting on time.

He asked other members of the public to emulate Kibare residents by always informing security and relevant authorities of any suspicious matter because of insecurity in the neighbouring country of DRC.

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