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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Masaka Thursday afternoon fired bullets and teargas to disperse a mob that turned rowdy on intent to lynch a 70-year-old man suspected to have exhumed a body buried three months ago.<\/p>\n

Angry residents gathered to extend mob justice against Mansweto Kateregga whom they accused of disentombing Naginda\u2019s remains from a grave at Lwemodde Village in Masaka District, an act locals linked to cannibalism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been hearing a dead body speaking from his house on how she (Nanginda) was removed from the grave and that they were going to eat her on Thursday,\u201d locals chanted.<\/p>\n

Police led by its Masaka City commander Hussein Mugarura came to the scene after the residents stormed the house of Kateregga whom they also accuse of being a night dancer.<\/p>\n

However, Kateregga denied the allegations saying: \u201cDuring the violence, some people had a mission to steal my property and I suspect there is someone who fueled them because that group that came is not known in the village.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kateregga asked police to investigate the matter to identify the motive of the attack.<\/p>\n

Area LCI Chairperson Emmanuel Musoke told Monitor<\/b> that the rumors of attacking Kateregga\u2019s home started three weeks ago although he had never received a complaint against the accused.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, police chose 10 people to check Kateregga\u2019s house to see whether the said body was inside but nothing was recovered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rumors had it that the body was hidden either in the ceiling or a go down which was dug in the house but upon search, the house did not have a ceiling nor a go down,\u201d Mugarura said after the search as police condemned mob action.<\/p>\n

About six people have been arrested and they will be charged with threatening violence, criminal trespass and inciting violence, according to police.<\/p>\n

By press time, the six were under detention at Masaka CPS.<\/p>\n

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