RESIDENTS IN MBARARA IN FEAR OVER DROPED LEAFLETS

By; News room

Residents of Kachenche village in Kakooba division, Mbarara Municipality are living in fear after unknown people dropped several leaflets warning of an eminent attack.

The leaflets, first seen over the weekend, indicate that the authors will attack and kill the entire family of the area Local Council – LC I Chairperson Emmanuel Ssempiira before descending on other residents.

The same leaflets were distributed in some areas of Kakiika division.

Kakiika division LC III chairperson Gumisiriza Kabwisho, who also heads the division’s security committee, says that they have embarked on the sensitizing locals on measures needed to avert a possible attack by criminals.

Mbarara District Police Commander Jaffar Magyezi advised residents to put up security lights on their houses as one way of improving safety to backup their operations in search for the authors of such anonymous letters.

So far one person has been arrested and three others are on the police watch list connection with the leaflets.