Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the motive of a man who was arrested vandalising the house of former FDC presidential candidate Kizza Besigye last Saturday night.
The suspect is alleged to have vandalised the power wiring system, the solar system and broke the glass door leading to the sitting room of the house in Rwakabengo cell, Southern Division in Rukungiri Municipality.
The 20-year-old man, a resident of Kiyaga cell, Western Division, is said to have been arrested at about 10.30pm after the housekeeper, Ms Gauda Kemigisa, informed police.
The district police commander, Mr Ronald Wotwali, said they had been informed of the vandalism by Ms Kemigisa.
“The information we are getting is that the boy is not in his normal senses. We are investigating that,” said Mr Wotwali, adding that they had asked his [the suspect] relatives to help in the investigations.
Ms Kemigisa said she informed police after she had heard “things breaking only to find a man breaking the glass door”.
According to Christians at Christ the King Church, where the suspect plays the keyboard in the church’s choir, Fr Mathias Kwehangana, the parish priest had on Martyrs Day announced the disappearance of the suspect, asking Christians to help him return so that he could be assisted.
Christians at the church including, Mr James Mukumi said the suspect is known to them.
However, Ms Kemigisa urged police to investigate the matter, claiming someone could have taken advantage to use him.
“He may appear not to be okay but someone can send him to do something and use that (being mad) to disguise everything,” she said, adding: “This man jumped over the fence, went to the sink and opened water; he went to the main switch, opened the box and dismantled the wires. He then went to the solar power house and removed five tiles, probably to see what is in side.”
Dr Besigye is currently remanded in Luzira prison over treason charges.
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