{"id":242259,"date":"2024-10-30T16:33:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/suspected-cult-members-kill-eight-in-kagadi-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:33:41","slug":"suspected-cult-members-kill-eight-in-kagadi-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/30\/suspected-cult-members-kill-eight-in-kagadi-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected cult members kill eight in Kagadi attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/759\/75929852.295.jpg\" alt=\"At least eight people have been confirmed dead and eight others admitted in hospital\" title=\"At least eight people have been confirmed dead and eight others admitted in hospital\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>At least eight people have been confirmed dead and eight others admitted in hospital<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">At least eight people have been confirmed dead and eight others admitted to hospital with severe injuries after they were on Tuesday evening hacked by unknown assailants in Kagadi District in Western Uganda, police and Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary information indicates that members of a new cult whose name is yet to be established descended on people, most of whom are their family members and cut them using sharp objects leading to their death and others injured,\u201d said Maj Billal Katamba, the Mountain Division and Operatiin Shuuja public information officer following the 9pm attack in Muzizi -A village, Kyaterekera Sub County.<\/p>\n<p>According to Maj Katamba, the UPDF, police, ISO are on the ground hunting for the culprits as investigations continue. <\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement, the Albertine region police spokesperson, SP Julius Allan Hakiza identified the deceased as Boniface Rogers Nyirambe, Yokononia Isakara, 76,: Kabuwere Norah, 64, Praise Muhindo, 7, Anitah Kabugho, 44, Masika Kabagenyi, 3, Baluku Ferdinandi, 13 and Olive Kabugo, 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEight others admitted to various clinics in Kyaterekera. A joint team of police officers, led by DPC Kagadi Ampurira Kenneth, and army personnel responded to the incident,\u201d Sp Hakiza said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, two suspects only identified as Baguma Obedi, 33, and David Munyirambe, 36, were also killed while attempting to attack the security forces.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cWe are investigating the incident, and the motive behind the attack remains unknown. We appeal to the public to provide any information regarding this incident. 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