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Former Tororo head teacher dies after assailants set his house on fire

The former head teacher of St Peters College-Tororo has died from fire injuries sustained after he was attacked, and his house set ablaze by unidentified assailants.

Joseph Olokojo died aged 63 at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, where he had been rushed on Wednesday following the morning attack in which killers used petrol to set his home on fire in Ogola Village, Eastern division, Tororo Municipality.

“The deceased succumbed to fire injuries. Investigations are ongoing,” Bukedi South region police spokesperson Moses Mugwe said as he confirmed the incident.

According to him, no arrests had been made by Wednesday evening.

''We are hopeful that we shall succeed in our investigations and appeal to members of the public who may have any information that may help us establish the assailants to report to us," Mugwe added.