A judge in Uganda this month sentenced five Muslims to death for killing two Christian evangelists in 2024, sources said.
Three other Muslims also received death sentences for being present at the assault and failing to call police, area residents said.
Beaten, cut and stoned
Robert Baguma and Moses Okech were beaten, cut and stoned to death in Namayingo District on Aug. 19, 2024 by five Muslims who were among the fishermen with whom they had shared the gospel in a three-month outreach on the shores of Lake Victoria, area residents said.
Iganga High Court Justice David Batema on Oct. 7 sentenced Musoke Yakuti, Kabwiso Mairadi, Talisuna Muzaham, Wandera Kalimu and Nyanga Latifu to death for the killings.
The two evangelists were killed near Bukewe Central village, Bukewe Sub-county, Namayingo District, near the shores of Lake Victoria. Baguma and Okech were ambushed while returning from the lakeshore to preach to fishermen, residents said.
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