Ninsiima said that Akanyijuka however did not return and his mobile phone went off.
searching in vain, Ninsiima intimated that her and Christians developed panic after his motorcycle, coat (maroon in color), church books and receipt for church money were on Tuesday found abandoned along Kabale-Mbarara road in Rubira village, Kyanamira sub county.
The wife then said that they are worried that he could have been killed.
ASP Elly Maate, the Police spokesperson for Kigezi region confirmed the incident saying that police had embarked on the search and investigations started as the case of disappearance was registered at Kabale police station under file number CRB 063/2024.
However, on Saturday (January 20th 2024), Akanyijuka’s body was found at river Nyabakazi along Kabale-Mbarara road.
Police together with local leaders rushed to the scene after being notified, retrieved the body and a postmortem was done as statements were further recorded from different witnesses.
Maate reveals that no arrest has since been made but police investigations are under way.
A case of disappearance has now been substituted into murder.
Credit: Country Radio.