By Weswa Ronnie
BULAMBULI
A 23 year old notorious thug has stabbed to death a neighbor who earlier testified against him in court leading to his imprisonment.
Joel Namisi, a resident of Luzzi village, Luzzi parish, Sisiyi Sub County in Bulambuli district committed the heinous act on Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 in the morning hours.
According to SP Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Police Spokesperson, Namisi murdered his namesake, Rogers Namisi whom he accused of causing his imprisonment in May, 2024.
Taitika says that Joel Namisi has been a notorious thug in the area whereby in May this year, he was arrested and detained at Mutufu government prison located at Sironko district for stealing two bags of coffee belonging to a one Richard Wodula.
He says that before being remanded to Mutufu prison, Sironko magistrate asked Wodula to bring people to give the court evidence.
Wodula brought Rogers Namisi who testified before court that it was indeed Joel Namisi who stole coffee convincing the Magistrate to convict Joel.
Joel was later released in October and immediately after threatened to kill Rogers for testifying against him in court which caused his imprisonment.
It was on Wednesday morning when Joel jokingly armed himself with a sharp knife and a panga and waited for his neighbor at a drinking joint where he killed him from.
Taitika says that after committing the crime, the assailant reported to the area LCII chairperson of Luzzi parish confirming that he had killed the deceased then later took off to an unknown destination.
By press time, the body of the deceased had been taken to Muyembe Health Center IV for postmortem.
