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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police have been called upon to expedite the probe into the dormitory fire that gutted a boys\u2019 dormitory at Victory Nursery and Primary School, claiming four pupils and leaving scores injured.<\/b><\/p>\n

The plea from local and religious leaders was made as James Magero, John Richard Oburu, Ali Muhmood Hari and David Makokha Pedro were at the weekend laid to rest at various locations in Busia and Tororo districts.<\/p>\n

The burials were carried out after police handed over the bodies to their respective families following a week-long successful matching of their DNA samples with their parents.<\/p>\n

Makhoha, Magero and Hari were buried in separate villages within Busia District, while Oburu was laid to rest in Iyolwa, Tororo District.<\/p>\n

During Hali\u2019s burial in Bugunduhira village, Dabani sub-county, two pupils of Victory Nursery and Primary School, in a message read out to the mourners, tasked police to expedite the investigations into the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe bring condolences to this family, but also urgently demand that police expedite the investigations so that the deceased and their families can get the justice they deserve,\u201d one of the pupils said.<\/p>\n

The Madibira \u2018B\u2019 village LC1 chairman, Twaha Ogoola, said that he was \u201canxiously waiting\u201d for a conclusive police report of the suspected arson attack at the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe highly believe that the fire was started by an arsonist, but request police to do what is required of them so that those behind the fire and their motives are known,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lumino-Majanji town council LC3 chairman, Clement Oguttu, asked residents to volunteer whatever leads on the cause of the fire to the police if they are to have the culprits brought to book, lest the file be closed without any concrete report coming out.<\/p>\n

In Nangwe village, shop owners and mourners congregated and prayed for Magero before he was taken for burial in Budandu village; however, calls for investigations were dominant.<\/p>\n

Mr Kopolyano Wandera, the deceased\u2019s father, described him as a devoted Christian and key member of Sunday School at the St John\u2019s Church of Uganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will remember him for waking me up every Sunday morning to go for prayers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Former Busia District LC5 chairman, Ouma Adeya, urged the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr Michael Kibwika, to come out with a security report detailing who was behind the torching of the boys\u2019 dormitory.<\/p>\n

The Samia Bugwe Archdeacon, Rev Barnabas Muniala, who presided over Magero\u2019s burial, said: \u201cWe hear that somebody set fire to the dormitory, killing these innocent souls and as a Church, we condemn the act.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party national treasurer, Babra Nekesa, who attended the burials, challenged police to curb the surge in crime wave in Busia, which has left robberies, murders of boda boda riders and burning of a dormitory in its wake.<\/p>\n

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