ICC Note: A bold Christian in eastern Uganda is reported murdered and an imam who reportedly threatened him has been arrested in connection with his death. Laurence Maiso’s remains lay pooled in blood, found on January 27 after witnesses say he was murdered for standing firm and refusing to deny Jesus. Reports surface often detailing these kinds of grisly attacks in Muslim-dominated pockets of Uganda, where radicalism seems to be growing and the Church is facing more heat. The following Morning Star News report contains more details.

2/10/19 Uganda (Morning Star News) – An imam who threatened a convert from Islam in eastern Uganda has been arrested in connection with the killing of the 28-year-old Christian, sources said.

Laurence Maiso’s body was found at his house, his head in a pool of blood, on Jan. 27 at around 5 p.m. in Numuseru village, Naboa Sub-County in Budaka District.

Four days earlier, Imam Kamulali Hussein had met him and his wife on a local road. According to Maiso’s wife, the imam told him, “You have refused to join us. Do you know that Allah does not want us to have a kafir [infidel] neighbor? And you should know that Allah is about to send to you the Angel of Death in your house. Please prepare to meet him at any time.”

Hussein departed. Four days later, Maiso’s wife went to see a friend in nearby Lupada village. She returned to find her husband dead on the floor. Her cries brought several neighbors to the house.

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