By Frank Kamuntu
Mayuge: Prominent businessman, Hajji Hamza Ngobi, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Bwondha Trading Centre, Bwondha Town Council, Mayuge district.
The incident, which sent shockwaves across the district, occurred at around 2:00 am on Sunday, June 18.
According to reports, police and the army have deployed investigators at the crime scene to probe circumstances under which the wealthy businessman was killed.
This incident occurs at a time when the public is raising concerns about gun violence in Uganda. Last month, lawyer Ronnie Mukisa was shot and killed in Kampala, before that, a police man shot and killed a UPDF officer in Mbarara, a day before that, a security guard shot dead himself at Lumumba Avenue in Kampala.
Another incident was a murder by shooting of Col Charles Okello Engola, the now former Deputy Minister for Gender and Labour, who was killed by his security guard who later gunned down himself.
