Truck driver killed and abandoned in his vehicle trailer in Wairaka trading center along the Jinja-Iganga highway

A truck driver was killed and his body abandoned in his vehicle trailer in Wairaka trading center along the Jinja-Iganga highway.

Kiira region police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 26-year-old Tadeo Ssemanda, whose body was found with a sealed mouth, tied with ropes, and wrapped with bedsheets.

The deceased trucker was heading to SK Sneh Uganda limited in Lubaga division, in Kampala city. His killers are reported to have fled with 620 bags of cement.

He is reported to have made a stopover in Wairaka trading center, in the wee hours of Sunday morning at about 1:30 am where he is suspected to have been tracked down and killed.

Kiira regional police spokesperson, James Mubi, says detectives have already documented the scene of crime and efforts of tracking down the suspects are underway.