Apac/Lira, Uganda | Police in North Kyoga Sub-region are investigating two separate murder incidents reported in Apac District and Lira City, which have left three people dead under brutal circumstances.
In Apac Municipality, two elderly spouses were burnt to death after their home was allegedly set on fire by assailants believed to have broken in to steal.
The incident occurred on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Omukuwie A Cell, Olili Ward, Atik Division.
According to police, the matter was reported at Apac Central Police Station (CPS) by the area LC I chairperson, Mr Jimmy Ogwal, 44.
The deceased have been identified as Mr Charles Okello, 83, and his wife, Ms Polina Ejang, 79, both peasant farmers and residents of the area.
Preliminary police findings indicate that suspects reportedly broke into the home in the morning hours intending to steal, believing the elderly couple had “sage money.”
Investigators say the suspects later killed the occupants and set the grass-thatched house on fire in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence.
Police say Mr Okello was first attacked in a separate permanent house, dragged to the grass-thatched structure where his wife was, and both were tied using bicycle tyre tubes before being burnt.
A bed in the permanent house was also found burnt.
A team of officers led by the Apac District Criminal Investigations Officer visited and documented the scene.
Postmortem examinations were conducted at the site.
Several items, including a radio, bicycle, hoe, clothes, chickens and a walking stick, were recovered after a police canine unit led officers to the home of a suspect identified as Oyuru Elvis.
One suspect has been arrested while another is still on the run. Police say the suspect in custody is a habitual thief.
The case, initially reported as arson, has since been upgraded to murder under Apac CPS SD Ref: 21/12/12/2025 and CRB: 696/2025. Investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Lira City, police are investigating the murder of a 26-year-old bodaboda rider whose body was found dumped at Old Akii-Bua Stadium.
The body of Mr Jimmy Otim, a resident of Awilango Cell in Ngetta, Lira City East Division, was discovered on December 9, 2025, at about 6:45am by Detective Inspector of Police James Acana, who was jogging in the area.
The matter was reported to Lira City CPS, prompting a team led by the Officer in Charge of CID, D/ASP Mukiiza Innocent, alongside homicide detectives and Scene of Crime Officers, to visit and document the scene.
Police said the deceased had visible head injuries, indicating he was killed elsewhere before his body was dumped at the stadium.
Mr Otim was identified by relatives as a bodaboda rider operating near Lira Court stage.
He was dressed in a blue T-shirt and blue jeans at the time of death.
The body was conveyed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital mortuary, where a postmortem was conducted and results retrieved by investigators.
Police say inquiries are ongoing to trace and arrest the assailants involved in both cases and ensure they are prosecuted.
Authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious individuals or activities to the nearest police station.
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