Morning Star News, October 25th, 2024 (excerpts)
Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said.
Pastor Mukisa, his 25-year-old wife Annet Namugaya and their two daughters, 7-year-old Judith Banirye and 4-year-old Sylvia Bamukisa, died when the assailants set fire to their home shortly before 3 a.m. on Oct. 13, said the church leader’s brother, James Tusubira. Pastor Mukisa was 30.
The attack took place in Kibale village, Namutumba District. Pastor Mukisa had led the Muslims to Christ in September.
“When the 3 young Muslims converted to Christ, my brother started receiving threatening messages that he should stop any contact with the three young converts, and that the act committed is against teaching of Islam to not join the religion of infidels,” Tusubira told Morning Star News.
Tusubira saw flame and smoke coming from the family’s home at 2:48 a.m.
“We rushed to the scene of the incident and found the house torched and the 5 bodies burned beyond recognition. Many people started arriving till the break of the day. Plastic bottles of petrol were found outside the house.”
The assailants were from a neighbouring village and were known to the pastor, Tusubira said.
The killings have been reported to police in Kibale. Officers were hunting for the suspects, who have absconded.