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Fear intensifies as 'Jeshi Jinga' gang terrorises Butere residents

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Linnet Nangoye whose husband was killed by thugs at Mureko village in Butere Constituency. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

They are a daring gang that sends potential victims messages about their planned attacks before they terrorise them and steal their valuables, cattle, and kill those who resist.

The emergence of the Jeshi Jinga gang in Butere constituency has sent shivers to villagers and has forced some of them even to seek refuge in police stations at night.

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