The brutal murder of a private security in Mityana District has led to police arresting and detaining three people to help with investigation.
Otim Kizito aka Justin, a 27 year old resident of Bamunanika Cell in Busimbi Division, had been hired to provide guard services at Moonlight Petrol Station located in Bamunanika Cell in Mityana Municipality along Mityana – Mubende Highway, where he met his end.
Preliminary police reports revealed that as dusk broke, unknown assailants raided the petrol station and hacked Kizito with machetes, killing him on the spot. After the gruesome murder, they reportedly made off with one of the motorcycles which were parked at the petrol station.
Ms Racheal Kawala, the Wamala regional police spokesperson said that “When the supervisor of the petrol station arrived, he noticed that the security guard was not around. A few minutes later, he landed on his lifeless body lying between the vehicles which were parked at the station.”
She added that it was the supervisor of the petrol station (whose name was kept anonymous) who made an alarm, alerting pump attendants on night duty and neighbours.
“Later, they [staffers and neighbours] were joined by the area village chairperson, Gerald Kimera, who called our team from Mityana Police station,” She added.
Ms Kawala said all the three suspects in custody, including two women, are residents of Bamunanika Cell in Mityana Municipality.
“We used our sniffer dog to arrest the trio, and we have also found out that the deceased was not armed but was using a club and a torch for security”, she said.
Otim ‘s wife, Angel Nankabirwa, six months pregnant, collapsed upon arriving at the scene. She was rushed to a nearby clinic to receive special care.
Mr Kimera said the crime rate in the area is increasing, and attributed it to unemployment as youths loiter in the village.
“This is the third time thugs are attacking the same station in a space of one year. We urge the station owners to purchase surveillance cameras and also hire well-trained security personnel to man their premises, “he said.
