Muslim extremists killed Yowabu Sebakaki, a Christian man who was evangelizing and leading a discipleship of new Christian converts. The religious fanatics attacked him while he was on his way home to Nyanza village, Nyanza North Zone, Nyanza Parish, Mugiti Sub-County in Budaka District, Uganda, on a motorcycle from a meeting with new converts. He was struck by swords multiple times. Sebakaki was transported to the hospital following the attack, but he had already passed away on the journey.

Sebakaki’s wife, Nambaluka Sebakaki, said that his husband received death threats from Muslim extremists earlier this summer.

“We are aware of some secret meeting you are undertaking. You have to stop preaching as well as converting our faithful Muslims to Christianity, and if not, then soon we are coming for your life.”

The fatal attack against Sebakaki was carried out on August 19 afternoon, after he was traveling back to his home in the company of David Nkomba. That is how Nkomba who witnessed the whole attack described it later to Morningstar News.

“Just when we were five kilometers from reaching the homestead, at around 6:20 p.m. a motorcycle came up just behind us, and in no given time Sebakaki was struck with an object which happened to be a ‘panga’ [long Somali sword] on the back near the neck. He fell down and then was cut by another panga on the head. Sebakaki became unconscious due to too much bleeding.”

Nkomba, who escaped successfully, added that he recognized one of the attackers as a well-known radical Muslim.

“Other attackers were shouting, ‘Your time has come, and pray hard if your God will save you—you have been deceiving people about life after death given by Issa [Jesus]. I took off, but I managed to recognize one of the attackers as Rashid Siriman, a well-known radical Muslim youth from Mbale.”

After the attack, several people from the neighborhood arrived at the scene and tried to help the unconscious and bleeding Sebakaki. He was transported to the nearest hospital, but his injuries proved to be too serious, and he passed away on his way to the hospital.

1. Sebakaki’s pastor said that Sebakaki was trained in apologetics and was involved in preaching the Gospel. After a debate with an Islamic scholar in the past, he was attacked as well but managed to escape that time.

“Radical Muslims got hold of Sebakaki and started beating him with blunt objects, but he was rescued by Christians who were in attendance. Since then, he avoided debates with Muslim scholars but instead began open-air preaching and initiated a discipleship class.”

Sebakaki, despite all the threats he faced, never stopped preaching and reached out to those who were willing to hear him.

Source: Christian Daily