A Christian attacked after he and his wife participated in an evangelistic outreach in eastern Uganda on June 14 is still receiving medical treatment for his injuries, sources said.
David Musobya, 37, had traveled to Mayuge, Mayuge District for evening worship at a church and later participated in street evangelism, said a source who spoke with him at the hospital.
While he and his wife were walking back to their lodging at the Ikulwe Centre, about nine Muslims approached at about 7 p.m. and questioned their presence in the area and distribution of Christian materials.
The group objected to their preaching about Christ and the use of the cross in worship, and an altercation ensued, Musobya told the source. The assailants struck him on the head with blunt objects, according to his wife, Elizabeth Nakato.
“Others grabbed him, pushed him to the ground, and he was then stomped on and kicked while the assault continued with various objects,” Nakato said. “My husband sustained fractures to his left leg and right hand.”
The assailants tore his Bible and assaulted him until he lost consciousness, she said, adding, “I thank God that the attackers did not attack me.”
The assailants fled when a passing sugarcane truck approached, she said. The occupants of the vehicle transported Musobya to a medical facility in Mayuge, where he was receiving treatment at this writing.
Church pastor Joseph Omala said the church intends to report the matter to police once Musobya is discharged from hospital.
Authorities had not issued any official statement at this writing.
The attack was the latest of many instances of persecution of Christians in Uganda that Morning Star News has documented.
Uganda’s constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith to another. Muslims make up no more than 12 percent of Uganda’s population, with high concentrations in eastern areas of the country.
