By Solomon Hamala
BUGWERI
Three chicken and goat thieves have been reduced to ashes in Bugweri district today 28th October, 2021.
These were today morning nabbed ferrying 6 stolen goats and hens on a bajaj number UEP 700Y.
The goats and hens belonged to some residents of Butende village in Ibulanku Sub County, Bugweri district.
The said thieves reportedly broke into people’s homes in Butende walking away with goats and hens last night.
The thieves were identified by one resident Waiswa James, whose goat had gone missing the previous night.
“Waiswa raised an alarm when he saw them riding past him with his goat. Angry residents gathered immediately and raided them”, one eye witness at the scene, Kumbuga Yisa said.
The thieves tried to escape into a sugar cane plantation but were surrounded by the residents.
These descended on them, burning them plus the motor cycle.
One of these was only identified as Bamukuba.
The vice chairperson Butende village, Kisoko Joel noted that these thieves had for so long kept stealing residents’ properties.
“Our people have so long suffered with these thugs. They have stolen animals, and have broken into people’s crop stores stealing tons of maize and coffee”, Kisoko said adding that he however condemned the mob justice act by the locals.
