Police and sister security agencies have launched a serious hunt for the yet to be known city hit men who robbed and later hit to Coma a prominent Bishop from Church of Uganda, we have exclusively learnt.
According to information we have obtained, the robbed and hit bishop has been identified as Bishop Zack David Niringiye (RTD) who resides in Kimera Road Village 12 In Ntinda a Kampala Suburb.Bishop Zack David Niringiye was Kampala Bishop before he retired.
Police spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan police SSP Patrick Onyango says Bishop Zack was robbed and hit while he was jogging at around Mid day.
“As Bishop Zack approached Commercial Road near Rock View Hotel, he was followed by hit men who were on boda boda,” Says Onyango.
He says assailants hit him hard on the head using sharp objects and fell down and blood started coming from his head, nose and Mouth.
“As he fell down the assailants went with IPhone 13 and some unknown amount of money,” Adds police mouth piece.
He says the Bishop was helped by pedestrians who rushed him to the near clinic where he was given first Aid. Afande Onyango says the hunt for assailants is on to ensure they face the law.
In a video making rounds on social media, the vocal man of God who normally criticize the president on issues of Democracy and governance is seen lying on the ground with a bleeding wound at the back of his head.
Today’s attack just like the previous one two years ago has left many questions because around the same date on 28th July 2021, Bishop Niringiye was attacked and hit with a brick while jogging in the evening near Legacy courts in Ntinda at around 6:45pm.
Eye witness who are speaking in the video say the attackers were on a Boda boda and after kicking him hard, ran off with his phone and they left him to struggle for his life. Onlookers came to the rescue of the retired Bishop and took him to hospital.
The man of God had, especially in the last years of his service in the Church, become increasingly critical of what he calls abuse of power and corruption.
Zac Niringiye took an early retirement from serving as Assistant Bishop in the Church of Uganda in 2012, to serve in the cause of social justice and good governance in Uganda.
At the time of filing this, police was yet to comment on the incident.
