The police in Kisoro have not made any arrests in connection with the murder of Deaf Link Uganda executive director who was shot dead in Kisoro lodge attack.
The founding executive director of Deaf Link Uganda, Barbra Nassozi Kiyaga was shot dead during a gun attack on a lodge in Kisoro district on Thursda night.
During the same incident a Police officer was shot and injured. The Police in Kisoro said they are still pursuing the assailants and would share information soon.
A week before the couple’s murder, suspected gunmen attacked Bweza Lodge in Rushaga, Rubuguri Town Council, in what was believed to be an attempted robbery targeting tourists.
Kiyaga, 58, a Kampala resident, was killed at about 2 am on Thursday when unidentified gunmen attacked Mucha Lodge along the Mutorere-Nyundo road, near River Mucha, between Lake Murehe and Lake Mutanda.
Nelson Tumushime, Kigezi Region police spokesperson, said the attackers reportedly raided the lodge in what is suspected to have been an attempted robbery targeting guests but were confronted by security personnel deployed at the facility.
The security guards opened fire to repel the assailants, who returned fire, triggering a shootout in which Kiyaga was killed and a police officer sustained gunshot injuries.
In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, Tumushime identified the injured officer as Police Constable Charles Mukesi, who had been deployed to guard the premises. But it insists no arrests have been made by Police.
The attack was reportedly thwarted after security guards at neighbouring Dorotia Lodge opened fire, forcing the assailants to flee.
Police have not established whether the three incidents are connected or determined the motive behind the latest attack.
