By KT Reporter
One of the prime suspects behind the gruesome killing of a 48-year-old trailer driver along the Kabale–Mbarara highway in Rukiga District has been arrested by police.
Elly Maate, police spokesperson in Kabale told URN that the prime suspect was arrested on Thursday and that was under detention at Kabale central police station.
According to Maate, the suspect whose identities are still being concealed so as not to jeopardize investigations was found with a SIM card of the deceased.
Maate hopes that through interrogation, the suspect will lead police to the whereabouts of other suspects behind the killing.
The deceased, Bernard Katabazi, a resident of Kyanika Village, Ndangaro Parish, Rutoto Sub-county in Rubirizi District, was attacked on in the night of September 19, 2025) at around 8:00 pm at Habufureeka Trading Centre in Kitabutaza Village, Bukinda Parish, Bukinda Sub-county, a spot separating Rukiga and Kabale districts.
Katabazi was driving a Mercedes Benz Actros trailer registration number RAE 415A/RL2943 belonging to SOCO PRODI Limited Rwanda.
The vehicle was loaded with 35 tonnes of rice from Rwanda, destined for the Mpondwe border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On reaching Habufureeka, assailants reportedly intercepted the truck, broke into it, and stole 50 bags of rice, which they loaded into their own vehicle.
They then hacked Katabazi several times, smashed his head, and drove his trailer back to one of the corners in Nyakigugwe, Kaharo Sub County. They also dumped his body in the middle of the road before fleeing.
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