MAN STORMS KAMPALA DAYCARE CENTRE, KILLS UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF KIDS
Security officers deployed at the the daycare center where an unidentified man is said to have cut to death unspecified number of children on April 2, 2026.
DAILY MONITOR
Shock has gripped residents of Ggaba, an upscale suburb of Kampala after an unidentified man gained access to a daycare centre and attacked unspecified number of children with a sharp object.
Some of the residents who spoke to this publication said the man gained access to Ggaba Early Childhood Daycare Centre and cut the children aged between two and three years under unclear circumstances.
Police are yet to establish the motive of the attack.
Angry residents set a fire at the scene in protest after security operatives rescued the suspect.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect disguised himself as a parent and first entered the school offices, where he briefly engaged the administrator in charge.
He later stepped outside, locked the gate, and began attacking children one after another.
Teachers quickly raised the alarm, prompting the suspect to attempt an escape. However, he was apprehended by a security guard from the nearby Ggaba Community Church.
Moments later, angry residents flooded the area, attempting to lynch the suspect. Police intervened, rescued him, and bundled him onto a police pickup truck.
The suspected attacker bundled into a police pickup truck after he was arrested. Photo/ Courtesy
Security personnel, including police and army officers, were forced to fire warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
The area chairperson, Ben Kakooza, has strongly condemned the incident and urged police to conduct swift investigations.
By the time of filing this story, distressed parents had started arriving at the scene, anxious to know the fate of their children.
However, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abas Byakagaba who rushed to the scene moments after receiving reports of the attack called for calm as security operatives conducts investigations.
“We call upon anyone with information about the suspect to give to police to aid in investigations,” Mr Byakagaba said as he addressed journalists at the scene.
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