Eyewitnesses say that Lubandi had slept off in a commuter taxi, which was parked within the petrol station’s premises when two men who were walking on foot, stormed the area and started calling out the pump attendants. When Lubandi came out to inquire why they wanted the attendants they instead shot him dead and fled.
A guard at one of the neighbouring buildings says that the incident occurred at about 6:30 am and after the shooting, the suspects fled towards Mpumudde area.
“The incident occurred at about 6:30 am, in the sight of some passersby, who were heading for work and after the shooting, I noticed the two men run towards the Mpumudde route, which is located next to the petrol station,” he said.
While addressing journalists about the incident, Kiira region’s police spokesperson, James Mubi says that the suspects who are still at large will face two counts of murder by shooting and aggravated robbery, under CRB; 999/2021.
Mubi stresses that two cartridges and blood samples, which were recovered from the scene of crime will be handed over to the government’s analytical laboratory for further forensic investigation, so as to foster efforts of quickening investigations.
This is the second incident of shooting security guards deployed at different petrol stations along major highways within Jinja city in the last three months.
The first case involved the death of James Okuboi, a security guard attached with Security Group Africa, who was shot dead while guarding Stabex petrol station on October 7.
To date, police authorities are yet to conclude inquiries pertaining to the October shooting, with sources privy to these investigations claiming that the scene was severely contaminated by onlookers, which has since then frustrated their efforts of pursuing the primary leads earlier on obtained to quicken the arrest of the suspects.