A man who recorded himself claiming role in the massacre of 42 Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe students has been arrested.
The District Police Commander of Buikwe SP John Lukooto confirmed the development.
“We have arrested the man who claimed over social media that he is the one behind Kasese school attack and parliamentary bombing,” Lukooto said in a short statement.
The man wearing a helmet had in a video released after the massacre of the 42 Students claimed responsibility and also said he took part in the bombs that ripped Kampala city in 2020.
Victims were hacked, shot and burned in the late-night raid on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday.
Thirty-seven pupils died in the attack, according to official accounts.
The badly burned bodies of 17 male pupils were found in their dormitory, which was totally destroyed by fire. Witnesses said they locked the door when they heard gunshots. Twenty female students tried to run to safety but were hacked to death with machetes.
