In Summary: Police in Ibanda District have launched a manhunt for a 25-year-old man suspected of murdering a casual labourer whose naked body was discovered by the roadside, with a police sniffer dog leading investigators to the suspect’s residence where clothes bearing suspected bloodstains were recovered.
Ibanda, Uganda: Police have launched a manhunt for a 25-year-old man suspected of murdering a casual labourer whose naked body was discovered by the roadside in Kakyindo Cell, Irimya Parish, Kicuzi Sub-county, Ibanda District.
The suspect, identified as Agaba Alex, a resident of the same area, is wanted in connection with the alleged murder of Masereka Didas, 35, who was also a resident of Kakyindo Cell.
According to police, the incident was reported on October 31, 2026, at approximately 7:00am after residents discovered the deceased’s naked body lying by the roadside.
The residents alerted the LC I chairperson of Kakyindo Cell, who subsequently reported the matter to Kicuzi Sub-county Police Station.
Police officers from Kicuzi Sub-county Police Station and Ibanda Central Police Station, accompanied by the Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) and the Canine Unit, visited and examined the scene.
During investigations, police deployed a sniffer dog identified as DONATELLA, which picked up a scent and tracked it to the residence of the suspected assailant.
However, Agaba was reportedly absent from his home and is believed to have fled into Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The canine unit subsequently entered the suspect’s house and led officers to his bedroom, where clothes bearing suspected bloodstains were recovered as potential exhibits to support investigations.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s body was transported to Ruhoko Health Centre IV for a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police said the search for the suspect was ongoing as investigations continued.
The circumstances surrounding the killing remain under investigation.
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