Uganda closes nursery after machete attack kills four children
A nursery in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has been closed indefinitely after a machete attack killed four children, authorities said.
The Ggaba Early Childhood Development Programme was suspended with immediate effect after a man armed with a machete entered the school on Thursday and attacked pupils, police said. The victims were aged between two and three.
Footage from the scene on Friday showed reporters gathered outside the nursery as bloodstains and other signs of the attack remained visible inside the compound, much of which was sealed off by police.
Minister for Higher Education John Chrysestom Muyingo visited the school and said its management had been ordered to submit a full report on the circumstances leading to the children’s deaths. He said the education ministry would support the bereaved families.
Local media identified the suspect as 39-year-old Christopher Onyum, who reportedly posed as a parent to gain entry to the school before carrying out the attack, Viory report.
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