One person, Bugri Moro, has reportedly died when some six men believed to be armed robbers attacked a village in Walewale in the North East Region. Two other unnamed persons according to reports also got injured during the attack.
The armed robbers, according to a source in the area, stormed the village, Yama near Walewale and attacked some shops resulting in the death of the deceased and those injured.
Information reaching Plan-B FM indicate that the armed men arrived on motorbikes and immediately started shooting in the village center before targeting and robbing two mobile money vendors and a phone shop.
The deceased, who is identified as 38-year-old Bugri Moro, and those injured were reportedly hit by stray bullets as they attempted to flee the scene to avoid being attacked by the robbers who at this time were said to be firing indiscriminately.
The incident attack has thrown the entire community into a state of shock and mourning while some of the residents are accusing the police of failing to protect them and threatening to take matters into their own hands.
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