The suspect in the gruesome murder of motor cyclist (boda boda) seen on CCTV footage that circulated widely on the social media has Wednesday been arrested.
The suspect was arrested at Nsiike I, Ndeeba, Rubaga Division. Kampala last night 16/07/2019 after a tip off, Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango said in a statement.
The suspect is identified as John Bosco Mugisha alias Mukiga.
“Mugisha admits that he is the one in the video with his colleague called Young Mulo (not the musician),” adds Onyango.
He confessed that Young Mulo was killed by the mob on July 7, 2019 on suspicion that they had stolen a motorcycle.
The suspect further revealed that they had robbed the motorcycle from Mityana on July 2, and were traced up to Makindye in Kampala, where the mob lynched his colleague.
Mugisha alleges that he escaped that day and went to Kabale. Mugisha has been arrested several times and he has been to Luzira Prisons many times on robbery cases.
Mugisha and his colleague murdered Mr. Derrick Mulindwa a resident of Nabweru, Nansana Municipality on 30th June 2019.
He is currently detained at Katwe Police pending transfer to Old Kampala Police Station. He will be charged with murder and aggravated Robbery.
