By Editorial,
Four suspects are in police custody in connection to the murder of Dr. Jino Abiriga, the former Acting Masindi District Health Officer.
Dr. Abiriga was brutally killed at around 2 a.m by unidentified assailants, leaving him with wounds around the neck, head, both hands, and his back.
Passersby found his lifeless body near his gate, under a mango tree in Kijura North cell, Central division of Masindi municipality, at around 6 a.m. and promptly alerted the authorities.
Upon receiving information about the heinous crime, the police retrieved the body, which was initially taken to Masindi General Hospital mortuary and subsequently transferred to Mulago National Referral Hospital for a postmortem examination.
Mr. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson confirmed to this radio that four suspects, including the deceased’s wife, have been apprehended to aid in the ongoing investigation partly because while bloodstains were found inside the deceased’s house, his body was discovered outside the gate.
Mr. Emmy Ngabirano, the Masindi Resident District Commissioner, assured the public of ongoing efforts by security forces to investigate Abiriga’s death. May the soul of the deceased rest in peace. END