Police are investigating two deaths following a mob attack in Nyansiongo Village, Borabu.
Police are investigating the deaths of two men after a mob attacked them in Nyansiongo Village over an alleged land sale agreement.
Police are investigating the Borabu mob killings of two men following an alleged land sale dispute in Nyansiongo Village. The victims were Samson Ogamba, 46, and Stephen Tagiti, 35.
The incident occurred in Borabu constituency after the men visited a farmer’s home seeking a land sale agreement. A mob attacked and killed them, while a vehicle they allegedly used also went up in flames.
Visit centred on alleged land sale agreement
The farmer was reportedly grazing cattle when his wife called to tell him about the visitors. The men claimed his brother had sent them to collect an agreement for two hectares of land allegedly sold earlier.
He then rushed home and found that his wife had collapsed as the two visitors attempted to flee. Members of the public raised an alarm and apprehended the men before the fatal attack.
Ogamba suffered multiple sharp-force injuries, while the mob burnt Tagiti beyond recognition. The account does not establish why the farmer’s wife collapsed or give further details about her condition.
Police investigate Borabu mob killings
Officers from Manga Police Station and DCI Borabu visited the scene following the attack. They found Ogamba’s body with visible injuries across it and Tagiti’s body burnt beyond recognition.
The vehicle the two men allegedly used to reach the home was also burnt to ashes. Officers processed and documented the scene, and the bodies went to Nyansiongo Mission Hospital Mortuary pending autopsies.
Police condemned the killings and urged members of the public not to take the law into their own hands. Investigations into the incident continue.
