Man who died during Makindye eviction chaos was beaten by mob- police

In a dramatic turn of events, police say a post mortem report has showed that the man who died in a foiled illegal eviction in Makindye Division, Kampala, was as a result of injuries he sustained from blunt objects, and not a bullet as

One shot dead as police foil illegal eviction in Makindye

Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire said police in Katwe deployed officers after being notified of an eviction that was happening at around 9 pm

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Farouk Mutakaya, a resident of Bwaise II in Kawempe Division died on Thursday night as police dispersed a group of people allegedly found effecting an illegal eviction at the home of one Abdu Mbeera.
"The postmortem report shows that he died of injuries inflicted on him by blunt objects meaning the community had descended on him beating him to death. We had earlier indicated that one person was put out of action by security personnel but we have since established that the deceased was killed by the mob," Mr Luke Owoyesigyire the deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson said on Friday.

Armed with hammers and machetes, the group was reportedly found demolishing houses habiting nine families on the orders of one of Mbeera’s sons who claimed to have sold the land to a city businessman.
"Katwe police managed to impound the vehicle that was allegedly used to transport the thugs and parked at Busabala road police booth," he added.

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One shot dead as police foil illegal eviction in Makindye

Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire said police in Katwe deployed officers after being notified of an eviction that was happening at around 9 pm