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I came across this information and would like to know if the incident actually took place in Masese, Uganda.
- Tunachokijua
- On November 16, 2024, an image began circulating online showing a man lying in a canoe, apparently dead, with visible injuries on his forehead. The image was shared along with claims that the man was killed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), specifically by the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU), in Masese, Jinja on the previous day, November 15, 2024. See here and here.
JamiiCheck conducted an online investigation and found that the image is not related to the claim about the alleged killing of a fisherman in Masese, Jinja. Using Google Reverse Image Search, it was discovered that the image has been online since April 30, 2024, and was originally linked to an incident involving a man named Charles Wanya, aged 46, who was allegedly killed by FPU forces at Lake Kyoga.
For example, one person who posted the image on X wrote:
NBS TV Uganda also published a report via X on May 1, 2024, stating that in Amolatar District, there was a renewed call for investigations into allegations of killings by the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit, following the recent fatal shooting of a 46-year-old fisherman. Charles Wanya was reportedly shot in the head in the Kitwe area.
The Nile Post news website also reported the incident on May 1, 2024, stating that on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Wanya and his friend were in their canoe on Lake Kyoga in Amolatar District when they saw a group of armed men in military uniforms approaching them. As the soldiers attempted to arrest them, Wanya reportedly resisted and attacked the officers, prompting them to open fire. He was shot in the forehead, according to SP Patrick Jimmy Okema, police spokesperson for the Kyoga North region.