Robert Muyaga, a reservist, Private RAF 0227 who was attached to Masaka Reserved Force shot at his wife, Jacqueline Nagasha while killing her alleged lover, Francis Musasizi on the spot in Masaka Town on May 8, 2020.
Robert Muyaga committed the murder on allegations of Francis having an extramarital affair with his wife Jacqueline.
Francis Musasizi was the LC chairperson Lutovu B Village, Malongo Sub County in Lwengo District.
The incident which took place in Masaka Town in Uganda has seen the entire East African region shocked after a video that has since been shared online shows how Robert shot at Francis and his wife in broad daylight, it was captured by a CCTV.
According to the video that was seen by Biggest Kaka, Francis had come to pick up Jacqueline from Byansi Clinic located along Elgin Street in Masaka town with a motorcycle where she had gone for a pregnancy test.
Masaka regional police commander, Mr. Enoch Abaine spoke on the matter saying that Jacqueline Nagasha was having an affair with Francis Musasizi according to preliminary reports.
It’s alleged that Muyaga who had followed them to the Clinic was angered after finding out about the illicit affair his wife was having with the late Musasizi.
“We are still carrying out more investigations and we shall share our final findings with the media,” Mr. Enoch Abaine said on Saturday.
Both Musasizi and Muyaga were residents of the same village.
According to the CCTV that’s circulating on social media that was captured at Byansi Clinic, Francis is seen waiting on Jacqueline who was with Robert standing on the Clinic’s veranda to come to his motorcycle for them to leave together.
As Jacqueline made her way to Francis’ bike and sat, Robert fired a shot on close proximity that went through her into Francis.
Before Francis fell down, Robert shot directly at him twice before fleeing the crime scene.
Jacqueline Nagaya died later on in the evening after arriving at Masaka regional referral hospital while Francis died on the spot.
Mr. Mathias Wamala, an attendant at Byansi Clinic, said the suspect trailed the duo to the clinic and back to where the motorcycle was parked. Shortly after the incident, Muyaga fled the scene and hid in a lodge in Ssenyange, a Masaka Town suburb.
Robert Muyaga was later on persued by a combined force of the army and police and was later killed after a brief fire exchange, Muyaga resisted arrest.
“Muyaga became a threat since he was having a gun. After locking himself inside the room, our squad persuaded him to surrender, but he refused. He was eventually shot dead in an exchange of fire,” Major Flavia Terimugungi, the spokesperson Armoured Brigade, said.
Army spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire, who rushed to Masaka on Friday evening and addressed an impromptu press conference, regretted the incident and clarified that the killer was a reservist, not an LDU.
“We strongly condemn the shooting that resulted into the death of two civilians. But I want to correct the misinformation circulating on social media. The person who shot is a reservist who had been assigned some guard duties in the town, he was not a member of LDU, not a regular personnel of UPDF and was also not on any assignment linked with enforcement of the measures government put in place to fight against Covid-19,” he said.
He said the UPDF will assist both families during the burial arrangements.
This story was first reported by Daily Monitor
