This story was compiled by Hon Tugume muzafaru senior news reporter in rubirizi call for media coverage 0702269259.
RUBIRIZI — Residents of Rubirizi District have been urged to stop practicing witchcraft, visiting witch doctors, and taking the law into their own hands following the killing of a 44-year-old woman who was accused of witchcraft this incident happened after the family of Mr. Muzuni Federico and his wife Katushabe Emelda accused them for bewitching the late Katushabe Oliver, 44 years until death ,The Angry residents mobilized, stormed the home of the accused destroyed her crops and house.
Tinkamanyire Johnbabtist a Church leader from Rugazi Catholic parish while leading the mass during the send-off celemony of katushabe oliva Yesterday condemned the act noted that their is no person who dies without God knowing urged residents to return to God, stop going to witch doctors, and stop killing each other and let us forgive one another and fight evil through prayers, asked residents to reject witchcraft accusations instead put their trust in God to be their saviors.
He asked Parents to change their mindset and take their children to school instead of wasting time on things that have no value to them.
According to Mr Turinabo Evaristo known as muzei the husband of the deceased noted that her wife started bleeding and complaining of chest pain rushed her to hospital but they found no sickness. Later she died What happened to my wife is being attributed to a land wrangle with a neighbor who kept threatening her.
He sought treatment drom several hospitals before turning to traditional hiller who allegedly attributes her illness to witchcraft.
Kiiza Paulino the lc1 chairperson For Nkondo Village asked residents to embrace peace, unity and the rule of law and condemned the residents actions reminding them against mob justice said that police has started investigating the cause if the deceased and will come out with the report.
Mwanwhile Mr. Innocent Turyahebwa, LC3 Chairperson Ryeru Subcounty condemned the act of mob justice and called for calm and urged residents to stop taking the law into their own hands ask them to always use government structures and the police to handle conflicts so that we can end fights and wrangles in our area also condemn the act of witchcraft. It is wrong for people to kill others claiming they are witches.
He call upon those practicing witchcraft to repent and return to God pledge to bring security agencies to Karagara to make sure we end wrangles and violence so that people can live in peace ask residents to go to work and stop wasting a lot of time on useless things promised that security will be deployed to restore peace in the area.END.
