Mashariki mwa Uganda, kundi la Waislamu wenye itikadi kali limemuua Mchungaji Weere Mukisa, mke wake Annet Namugaya, na watoto wao wawili, Judith (7) na Sylvia (4), kwa kuwachomea nyumba usiku baada ya Mchungaji kubadili imani ya Waislamu watatu kuwa Wakristo. Tukio hili lilitokea saa 9 alfajiri tarehe 13 Oktoba katika kijiji cha Kibale, Wilaya ya Namutumba. Mchungaji Mukisa, 30, alikuwa akipokea vitisho tangu ubadilishaji huo mwezi Septemba. Polisi wanachunguza tukio hilo huku jamii ikihitaji sala na haki.
Katika tukio jingine, Hidaaya Nabafa, mama wa watoto watatu, alishambuliwa kwa asidi na mume wake, Juma Nsibambi, baada ya kugeuka Mkristo. Nabafa alipata majeraha makubwa yanayohitaji matibabu ya muda mrefu na upasuaji wa kurekebisha ngozi. Matukio haya yanaonyesha kuongezeka kwa mateso dhidi ya Wakristo nchini Uganda, ingawa katiba inatoa uhuru wa kidini.
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In Eastern Uganda, an Islamist mob killed Pastor Weere Mukisa, his wife Annet Namugaya, and their two young daughters, Judith, 7, and Sylvia, 4, by setting their home on fire after the pastor converted three Muslims to Christianity.
The attack occurred at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 13 in Kibale village, Namutumba District, according to his brother, James Tusubira. Pastor Mukisa, 30, had received threats since the conversions in September.
Tusubira reported seeing flames from the house and, upon reaching the site, found it destroyed with plastic petrol bottles nearby. Police are pursuing the attackers, who are from a nearby village and were known to the pastor. The brutal incident has left the community in shock, with Tusubira calling for prayers and justice.
Husband Attacks Wife with Acid for Converting to Christianity
In a separate incident in Nankoma, Bugiri District, Hidaaya Nabafa, a 27-year-old mother of three, was severely beaten and doused with acid by her husband after she admitted her new Christian faith.
Nabafa, who converted in August, had attended a worship service on Oct.9, which angered her husband, Juma Nsibambi. He assaulted her and poured battery acid on her, causing severe burns that will require ongoing treatment and reconstructive surgery.
These attacks underscore the increasing persecution of Christians in Uganda. Although Uganda’s constitution guarantees religious freedom, reports of violence against converts are mounting. Muslims comprise no more than 12% of Uganda’s population, with most concentrated in the East.
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Katika tukio jingine, Hidaaya Nabafa, mama wa watoto watatu, alishambuliwa kwa asidi na mume wake, Juma Nsibambi, baada ya kugeuka Mkristo. Nabafa alipata majeraha makubwa yanayohitaji matibabu ya muda mrefu na upasuaji wa kurekebisha ngozi. Matukio haya yanaonyesha kuongezeka kwa mateso dhidi ya Wakristo nchini Uganda, ingawa katiba inatoa uhuru wa kidini.
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In Eastern Uganda, an Islamist mob killed Pastor Weere Mukisa, his wife Annet Namugaya, and their two young daughters, Judith, 7, and Sylvia, 4, by setting their home on fire after the pastor converted three Muslims to Christianity.
The attack occurred at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 13 in Kibale village, Namutumba District, according to his brother, James Tusubira. Pastor Mukisa, 30, had received threats since the conversions in September.
Tusubira reported seeing flames from the house and, upon reaching the site, found it destroyed with plastic petrol bottles nearby. Police are pursuing the attackers, who are from a nearby village and were known to the pastor. The brutal incident has left the community in shock, with Tusubira calling for prayers and justice.
Husband Attacks Wife with Acid for Converting to Christianity
In a separate incident in Nankoma, Bugiri District, Hidaaya Nabafa, a 27-year-old mother of three, was severely beaten and doused with acid by her husband after she admitted her new Christian faith.
Nabafa, who converted in August, had attended a worship service on Oct.9, which angered her husband, Juma Nsibambi. He assaulted her and poured battery acid on her, causing severe burns that will require ongoing treatment and reconstructive surgery.
These attacks underscore the increasing persecution of Christians in Uganda. Although Uganda’s constitution guarantees religious freedom, reports of violence against converts are mounting. Muslims comprise no more than 12% of Uganda’s population, with most concentrated in the East.
cbn.com