LIRA – Unknown people on Thursday killed three people from the same family in Lira district. The assailants attacked the home of Isaac Okello – a resident of Te-Akangi village, Ogur sub-County – killing his wife and two children.
The dead have been identified as Deogratius Odongo,6; Prisca Anyango, 2; and Susan Abang aged 28 years. Okello and Sandra Alinga, 10 were injured in the attack and are undergoing treatment at Lira Regional Referral Hospital.
It is alleged that the assailants armed with two guns and machetes raided the home on when the victims were asleep. The assailants are alleged to have stolen Ugx5m in cash from the house.
Patrick Jimmy Okema – the North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson said a case of murder and aggravated robbery had been registered at Lira Central Police Station and investigations are on-going.
