Thug wielding panga shot dead after raiding home, holding family hostage in Makindye

In a chilling incident in Makindye, a thug wielding a panga met his demise after breaking into a home and holding a family hostage. The harrowing ordeal ended tragically as the intruder was shot dead by police on Monday morning.

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According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Mr Luke Lwoyesigyire assailant forcefully entered the home of Anita Ayebare, a resident of Bongole Zone, in Ndejje, Makindye and menacingly demanded a ransom was shot dead as the Police rescued four children he had kidnapped.

“The territorial Police at Katwe are currently investigating a harrowing incident of attempted murder that occurred today, April 29th, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am. It is reported that an unidentified assailant, armed with a panga, forcibly entered the residence of Ms Ayebare Anita, 25 years old, a resident of Bongole Zone, while she was having breakfast with her children,” Mr Owoyesigyire said in a Monday police statement.

Sources say the assailant demanded sh5m, and when Ayebare resisted, the perpetrator turned his aggression towards her four children and started cutting them with the panga.
“The assailant, threatening violence, demanded a sum of five million in cash from Ms Ayebare Anita. When she resisted, the perpetrator turned his aggression towards her four children: Atuhaire Lucia (2 yrs), Ampaire Maria Zoe (5 yrs), Musiime Blair (7 yrs), & Ankunda Godius (14 yrs),” Owoyesigyire said.

He clarified that the attacker hurt the kids in the process and that when he refused arrest, the police had to shoot him to death in order to save the babies he had begun to cut as the suspect had locked up the family in the house and the Police were forced to get in by removing iron sheets from the roof.
As inquiries into the suspect's identification and motivation continue, police claimed that his body was sent to City Mortuary Mulago for a postmortem.