Mitooma Witch doctor on the run over Murder.

Mitooma: Police in Mitooma District are on a hunt for a witch doctor who allegedly murdered a 45 year old man by poisoning.

This happened in Butagatsi village, Mushunga Parish, Mitooma Sub county.

The Greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson, Martial Tumusiime, confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Emmanuel Nshimeyimana, 45, a Mufumbira by tribe and a resident of Nyamwegabira village, Rubumba Parish , Nkoko sub-county in Kakumiro District.

It is reported that on Wednesday July 3, 2024, the deceased left his home in Kakumiro District together with his wife Ruth Muhairwe while riding on a motorcycle registration number UFV 524 Q.

The duo together with Patrick Mukiisa headed for Mitooma to seek help from ‘traditional medicine men’ who track people.

Reports further reveal that the couple had lost shop items to thugs who broke into their shop and went away with items worth millions of money.

They went to Mitooma with hope that they would be helped to track the robbers.

Tumusiime said that they ended up at the home of a one Kabyogamu a known conman who administered a drink that intoxicated the deceased after taking Shs 500,000 from him.

The deceased died in the witch doctor’s house shortly after taking the drink.

The LCI Chairperson for Ruti village, in Kashenshero Town Council, Venensio Kansiiime, 56, said the deceased’s body was picked from the house by accomplices of Kabyogamu, loaded it on motor vehicle registration number UAK393T and dumped it in Kashenshero sub-county.

Tumusiime said the body was recovered from Ruti where it had been dumped and delivered to Kitagata Hospital in Sheema District for post mortem.