Man pays assassins over $14k to murder own sister

A Ugandan man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after a High Court discovered that he paid assassins $14k (Shs5 million) to murder his sister.

According to the Monitor, Denis Ogong, 36, was convicted after he was found guilty of having a hand in the killing of his biological sister, Silvia Amoli, 46.

Speaking at the court proceeding in Lira, Anthony Okello, the Resident Chief State Attorney, told presiding officer Justice Duncan Gaswaya that on April 9, 2020, the accused hired two men; Bonny Okello and Solomon Nyeko at a cost of Shs5 million to kill his sister. 

“On April 10, 2020, in the afternoon, Ogong then paid them Shs1 million and promised to clear the balance after executing the task,” the prosecutor said. 
 
“He did surveillance to confirm if his sister had returned back home and after confirming her presence, he then tipped the hired killers to execute the task.”

Accordingly, the assassins complied and went to the home of Mr Oweka and found him and the children watching television in the sitting room. 
 
Court further heard that the killers then entered the house but Ogong decided to remain outside.

“The killer person, Okello was wearing a black coat, black jeans and a shoe with a mask. They were armed with an AK47 gun with serial number BA 220479. They then ordered Oweka, the deceased’s husband to lie down. They asked for money from him. The victim’s children then raised an alarm and their mother, the deceased, emerged from the bedroom and Okello shot her around the chest,” the court prosecutor said.

In self-defence, Amoli’s husband picked a machete and cut the shooter on the arm and shoulder. He also cut Nyeko on the face and hand and later on grabbed their gun and placed it aside.