Police in Masaka District are investigating circumstances under which unidentified people poured acid on a prominent 39 year old businessman in the area,inflicting injuries on his face, back and other parts of the body. John Bosco Ssemujju, a resident of Nyendo Town in Masaka Municipality and a brother to the Kyotera District Chairperson, Patrick Kintu […]
Police in Masaka District are investigating circumstances under which unidentified people poured acid on a prominent 39 year old businessman in the area,inflicting injuries on his face, back and other parts of the body.
John Bosco Ssemujju, a resident of Nyendo Town in Masaka Municipality and a brother to the Kyotera District Chairperson, Patrick Kintu Kisekulo was attacked on Monday night, on his way home as he returned from work .
Lameck Kigozi, the Southern Regional Police Spokesman says the attackers targeted the victim near his home and a bucket which contained acid was left in the compound.
“Our preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect could have got injured as well. This is going to help us in our investigations because identifying the suspect will be easy,” Mr Kigozi said.
According to Ssemujju’s neighbours, the victim, currently admitted at Kitovu Hospita, had no known grudge with people around the village and wondered who poured acid on an innocent man.
His brother Kisekulo, said police need to investigate this matter thoroughly because it may be politically motivated.
“Someone may be trying to do revenge on me through my siblings and I request police to thoroughly investigate this,” Kisekulo said.
