Islamist militants killed two Christian civilians and an intelligence officer in an attack on 13 October in Mugona, Bugiri Region, Uganda.
The three victims were reportedly shot dead with a pistol by Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) militants.
Whilst ISCAP has been active in attacking Christian communities in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is rare for terrorist activity to be carried out this far from the DRC. Bugiri Region lies in eastern Uganda, close to the border with Kenya.
ISCAP has mainly focused its offensive in Uganda on incursions into the west of the country, within easy reach of its stronghold in the eastern DRC.
More than 40 people, predominantly teenagers, were killed in a violent attack by Islamists on a Christian boarding school in Mpondwe, Kasese District, western Uganda, near the DRC border in June 2023.
Pray for the families of the three victims of this attack that they will be comforted in their grief. Pray for wisdom for security forces to prevent any further killings and that those who seek to spread terror against Christians and others will be thwarted.
