Namayingo leaders alarmed by rising suicide cases

11 March 2025, 6:44 am

By Ali Lukomo

The increasing rate of suicide in Namayingo District is worrying religious and political leaders, who are calling for collective efforts to address the issue.

Speaking to mourners at the send-off ceremony of Efumbi Erineyo, 62, at Ebale Village, Magori Ward, Banda Town Council in Namayingo District, Pastor Zakayo Opio, the lead pastor of Lugala End Time Church, said that suicide is illegal and not accepted by God. He added that such individuals should not be given Christian burials as a way of discouraging the act.

Oguttu Boniventure, the Mayor of Banda Town Council, revealed that the deceased took his own life after his son was arrested for defiling a six-year-old child. He added that the deceased had attempted to persuade police to release his son, but after his request was rejected, he returned home and ended his life.