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Ugandan police have identified no suspect in Robert Kabera’s killing

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Ugandan police are continuing their investigation into the beheading of Robert Kabera, a 50-year-old former Rwandan soldier found dead in a eucalyptus plantation in Mpigi district. No suspect has yet been identified, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said, according to the URN news agency.

Ugandan police have identified no suspects in the killing of Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan soldier who had sought refuge in Uganda, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said on 20 October. Investigators are continuing their inquiry into the beheading of the 50-year-old, whose body was found in a eucalyptus plantation in Luwala village, in Mpigi district.

Robert Kabera, also known as “Sergeant Robert”, had previously reported threats to his life, according to police. His body was taken to Mulago mortuary in Kampala for forensic identification, while detectives seek to establish the circumstances of the killing.

The investigation concerns the killing of the former Rwandan soldier found beheaded in Uganda, reported on 19 October. Police also said they were investigating the death of the beheaded Rwandan dissident on the same day.

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