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Shock has gripped residents of Ggaba, an upscale suburb of Kampala after an unidentified man gained access to a daycare centre and killed four toddlers with a sharp object.
Some of the residents who spoke to said the man gained access to the daycare centre and cut the children aged between two and three years under unclear circumstances.
Police are yet to establish the motive of the attack.
"We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program School, in Makindye Division Kampala City where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles. The suspect has been apprehended, and the motive behind the killings is still under investigation," Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson, Racheal Kawala said in a statement on X.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect disguised himself as a parent and first entered the school offices, where he briefly engaged the administrator in charge.
He later stepped outside, locked the gate, and began attacking children one after another, leaving four dead.
Teachers quickly raised the alarm, prompting the suspect to attempt an escape. However, he was apprehended by a security guard from the nearby Ggaba Community Church.
Moments later, angry residents flooded the area, attempting to lynch the suspect. Police intervened, rescued him, and bundled him onto a police pickup truck.
Security personnel, including police and army officers, were forced to fire warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
The area chairperson, Ben Kakooza, has strongly condemned the incident and urged police to conduct swift investigations.
By the time of filing this story, distressed parents had started arriving at the scene, anxious to know the fate of their children.
However, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abas Byakagaba who rushed to the scene moments after receiving reports of the attack called for calm as security operatives conducts investigations.
"We call upon anyone with information about the suspect to give to police to aid in investigations," Mr Byakagaba said as he addressed journalists at the scene.
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Source: Daily Monitor
Some of the residents who spoke to said the man gained access to the daycare centre and cut the children aged between two and three years under unclear circumstances.
Police are yet to establish the motive of the attack.
"We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program School, in Makindye Division Kampala City where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles. The suspect has been apprehended, and the motive behind the killings is still under investigation," Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson, Racheal Kawala said in a statement on X.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect disguised himself as a parent and first entered the school offices, where he briefly engaged the administrator in charge.
He later stepped outside, locked the gate, and began attacking children one after another, leaving four dead.
Teachers quickly raised the alarm, prompting the suspect to attempt an escape. However, he was apprehended by a security guard from the nearby Ggaba Community Church.
Moments later, angry residents flooded the area, attempting to lynch the suspect. Police intervened, rescued him, and bundled him onto a police pickup truck.
Security personnel, including police and army officers, were forced to fire warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
The area chairperson, Ben Kakooza, has strongly condemned the incident and urged police to conduct swift investigations.
By the time of filing this story, distressed parents had started arriving at the scene, anxious to know the fate of their children.
However, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abas Byakagaba who rushed to the scene moments after receiving reports of the attack called for calm as security operatives conducts investigations.
"We call upon anyone with information about the suspect to give to police to aid in investigations," Mr Byakagaba said as he addressed journalists at the scene.
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Source: Daily Monitor
