A man, captured on CCTV on May 13, wielding a machete against a businessman in Nateete, has been apprehended by the police. The individual, identified as Ashraf Kizza, was taken into custody on Wednesday in the Rakai District, where he had sought refuge, according to police sources. He is currently being held on charges of attempted murder.
The accusations suggest that Kizza assaulted Mr. Sam Turyamuhaki, a 55-year-old businessman, around 8:45 pm on Monday while he was conducting a financial transaction at Bashir Grain Millers in Nateete, Rubaga Division in Kampala City on May 13.
Mr. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police, stated that the suspect, who had been employed at the same mill for four months, took out a machete and a hammer from a sack and demanded money from Mr. Turyamuhaki.
Mr. Turyamuhaki was in the process of verifying Shs8 million that the mill’s owner had paid him. It is alleged that Kizza attacked Mr. Turyamuhaki multiple times before fleeing the scene when bystanders intervened.