According to local sources, Muslims in eastern Uganda have killed a Christian for converting Muslims to the Protestant faith.
Kiisa Masolo, 45, had returned to his home in Nakitiku village, Bunabuka parish, Bubeza sub-county in Sironko district at 7 p.m. on March 8, after preaching on the streets of Nakaloke and Busajjabwankuba, when seven masked men wearing Islamic clothing stormed in and took him away, his mother, Norah Nandege, said.
"After taking him away, three men stayed behind and told me that Allah was very displeased with my son and that they had to punish him," Norah Nandege told Morning Star News.
She called a clan leader who arrived, but he told her they had to wait until the next morning to act. When her son had not reappeared the next morning, she reported the abduction to the Local Council 3 chairman, and a search was undertaken.
"After four hours of searching, my son Masolo's body was found lifeless in the bush, accompanied by a note written in Arabic that we could not read," said Mrs. Nandege.
A person fluent in Arabic was called to read the text, which said:
"We warned you not to convert our Muslim brothers and sisters to Christianity, but you did not heed our warning, which ultimately cost you your life. This ultimately cost you your life."
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Muslims had left several warnings and threats on Masolo's mobile phone, asking him to stop converting Muslims to Christianity.
"I tried to advise my son to be very careful with his life, but he told me that his life was in God's hands and that he was called to preach the Gospel of Christ," Mrs. Nandege told Morning Star News.
"Since then, I knew my son's life was in danger and that he might not live long due to the many threatening messages from Allah who wanted to kill him."
Masolo's body, which had deep cuts to the head and neck, was taken to the morgue in Mbale town for an autopsy and further investigation. He was a member of Calvary Temple in Mbale.
This attack is the latest in numerous cases of persecution of Christians in Uganda documented by Morning Star News.
The Ugandan constitution and other laws guarantee religious freedom, including the right to propagate one's faith and to convert from one faith to another. Muslims make up no more than 12 percent of Uganda's population, with strong concentrations in the eastern regions of the country.
This article was originally published by Morning Star News and then translated by LeCatho | Original Link