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Godfrey was murder and his body dumped in Namulira Village, Mukono District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the media in Kampala, Police Spokesperson, ACP Rusoke Kituuma said a joint investigation by the Police and sister security agencies has made significant progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo far, five (05) suspects have been arrested during ongoing operations, and we have recovered one SAR rifle along with military and police uniforms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He identified the five suspects as; Tumusiime Ashraf alias Obadiah (40), residing in Kireka, who was arrested at Ku Sattu, Kayunga Road, Mukono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ssenteza Mike (40), from Wakiso, arrested at Busawuli Ward, Wakiso District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kasolo Fahad (30), resident of Nabweru and Kireka, arrested on Kamuli Road, Kireka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt. Mwesige Muhammad alias Jet Lee \/ Munamakerere (50), an army deserter from Kagugube, arrested in Wandegeya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An army officer, Cpl Mugabe Borban Aspa, and resident of Kagugube, also arrested in Wandegeya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police has released the identities of men suspected of killing Wayengera Godfrey, an employee of Compassion International on June 9,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wanyegera-mukono-e1753098997834-640x470-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12009,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/seasoned-counter-terrorism-commander-abbas-byakagaba-named-new-police-chief\/","url_meta":{"origin":14969,"position":0},"title":"Seasoned Counter Terrorism Commander Abbas Byakagaba Named New Police Chief","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"May 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"President Museveni has appointed seasoned Counter Terrorism Commander, Abbas Byakagaba ,the new Inspector General of Police. 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