Goons Drop Life-Threatening Leaflets
Locals in the greater Masaka areas are leaving in fear after goons have warned of a fresh attack on the following weeks of murders in the city.
Masaka has in the past 3 weeks been a hotspot for gruesome murders after unknown machete-wielding assailants attacked and killed several locals in the night.
9 people have been attacked and 5killed by the assailants in the districts of Lwengo, Masaka, Sembabule, and Bukomansimbi.
The unknown goons have again dropped letters warning of their plot to launch more attacks on locals.
“We beg forgiveness for the long delay to visit your area since we last notified you about our plans to come. We have been busy traversing many other areas. But we have to get money from the following for us to carry out our activities well: Siraje Shs5m, Zibairi Shs3m, Kyobe Shs2m, Mulindwa Shs2m,” another leaflet stated.
In their letters seen by the Daily Monitor-News paper, the assailants have pointed out a few names of local businessmen they intend to rob millions of shillings from in addition to recruiting locals into what they term as a rebel group.
Goons Drop Life-Threatening Leaflets
The letters were dropped in Misanvu Village, Kibinge Sub County, Bukomansimbi District.
“The people of Kibinge Sub-county area, I greet you! I am the chief rebel and leader of a new group that has come out to fight the Museveni evil. There are people among you that we have identified and who are fit to join us to fight this evil given the level of their determination and braveness. We are going to persuade them to join us, but if persuasion fails, we will force them to become part of us. Here is the list of their names….,” one letter, written in Luganda, reads in part.
Local authorities have encouraged residents to stay alert and take advantage of the curfew time to get home early and avoid being caught as prey.
Similar threats have happened before in the greater Masaka but have been defeated by security forces.
In 2017 and 2018, a ferocious criminal gang led by Muhammad Kiddawalime attacked and robbed locals after dropping letters with prior warning.
The group would soon be dismantled by security forces and sanity was restored.
