Prince Nakibinge: “Ugandans are no longer safe in their country”

Prince Kassim Nakibinge, the titular head of Muslims in Uganda, has expressed fear over the increasing wave of insecurity in Uganda which has resulted into the death and kidnap of many people.

Speaking during a feast he organized to mark the end of Ramadhan at his Kibuli residence, Nakibinge said while there was the general notion that there is peace, recent happenings show that no one is safe.

Nakibinge was talking about the death of many prominent people including the recent murder of Col Ibrahim Abiriga, the Arua Municipality MP, on June 8.

“We have spoken out over and over again against this senseless killing but some people did not take heed thinking it was a Muslim affair. It has degenerated into other killings and kidnaps. I don’t know how many people have to die before the security agencies walk the talk. We have always heard, ‘we are going to get them.’ Unfortunately, the killings have continued,” Nakbinge said.

Nakibinge asked security agencies investigating these incidents to be professional and fair to minimise incidents where innocent people, especially Muslims, are arrested.

“Many Muslims have been arrested but after a year they are released. This is not right. If you are going to pray, you first get Wudhu (ablution) not the other way round. You don’t arrest people then commence investigations. Some people have been in detention for the last eight years with police saying they are still investigating,” he said.

He asked Ugandans to seek Allah’s indulgence and pray that God protects all of us.