Anglican Priest Killed in Uganda
Mubende (Uganda), (SVM News), November 26, 2006: An Anglican Priest named Rev. Godfrey Tabura killed at Kyenda in Mubende District on Saturday evening, the 25th of November. He was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while riding home on a motorcycle.
The gunmen's motive was killing the priest. They reportedly fled without stealing anything. It leads to the suspicion that it is defenitely a christian persecution.
Rev. Godfrey Tabura was trailed from Musozi.
The incident occured near Kyenda, which about 10 miles away from Mubende town at about 7.00 pm. Benson Oyo Nyeko, the police chief of the Central Region in Uganda told to the SVM News Service.
The priest was shot in the chest and died instantly. The Police suspect the thugs used an SMG rifle, Benson Oyo Neyiko said.
“We don’t think the thugs were looking for money. They never picked anything and even abandoned the motorcycle at the scene, which makes us suspect that the motive was murder,” Nyeko added.
No arrests had been made till Sunday evening. But the investigations of the police launched on quickly. CID officer of Mubende reached the spot and started investigation.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj
Salem Voice Ministries
http://salemvoice.org
The gunmen's motive was killing the priest. They reportedly fled without stealing anything. It leads to the suspicion that it is defenitely a christian persecution.
Rev. Godfrey Tabura was trailed from Musozi.
The incident occured near Kyenda, which about 10 miles away from Mubende town at about 7.00 pm. Benson Oyo Nyeko, the police chief of the Central Region in Uganda told to the SVM News Service.
The priest was shot in the chest and died instantly. The Police suspect the thugs used an SMG rifle, Benson Oyo Neyiko said.
“We don’t think the thugs were looking for money. They never picked anything and even abandoned the motorcycle at the scene, which makes us suspect that the motive was murder,” Nyeko added.
No arrests had been made till Sunday evening. But the investigations of the police launched on quickly. CID officer of Mubende reached the spot and started investigation.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj
Salem Voice Ministries
http://salemvoice.org
posted by Salem Voice @ 7:20 PM
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