Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu may not have been the intended target in the fatal attack that followed a confrontation involving his alleged girlfriend and her former boyfriend, according to a new account of the incident. Matovu, 77, was pronounced dead at Kibuli Hospital at about 5:40 am on Thursday after he was rushed there for emergency treatment following a violent confrontation that began at a woman’s rented room in Kibuli before spilling onto the road.According to a statement attributed to his girlfriend, Rose Tumusiime, she and Matovu returned to her room at about 2 am and remained there until around 5 am, when her alleged former boyfriend knocked on the door.Tumusiime said she refused to open the door, prompting the man to become violent. He allegedly attempted to break down the door and smashed the windows.After breaking the windows, the man reportedly saw Matovu inside the room. Tumusiime said she told him that the man was her father, but he rejected the explanation and became more aggressive.Rogers Tukamuhebwa, defence secretary for Market A Zone and one of the first responders, said the landlord came out after hearing the commotion and asked the man to leave.The man, however, reportedly remained nearby and waited for Tumusiime and Matovu outside, near Matovu’s Land Rover Discovery. Tukamuhebwa said Tumusiime told him that she gave Matovu a cup of water before escorting him to his vehicle.“She told me that she gave the deceased a cup of water and escorted him to his vehicle on the road, but the prime suspect jumped at her and started slapping her,” Tukamuhebwa said.He said Matovu got out of the vehicle and attempted to intervene, asking why the woman was being beaten, before the suspect allegedly turned on him and punched him.Tukamuhebwa said that during the earlier confrontation at the house, the suspect had repeatedly shouted that he paid the rent for the room and questioned why Tumusiime was bringing other men there.Asha Naigaga, chairperson of Kibuli Two Parish, said although she had not spoken to Tumusiime, she had seen the aftermath of the confrontation at the house.“I have not spoken to the lady, but I have observed the violent scene with windows smashed everywhere and an attempt to break the door with visible damage, which shows that he found them inside,” Naigaga said.She said the second confrontation occurred outside as Matovu was leaving.Fatal blowDuring the scuffle on the road, Matovu was allegedly punched, fell onto the pavement and sustained a serious head injury. Dyogo Paul, a boda boda rider who rushed Matovu to Kibuli Hospital, said the musician was bleeding heavily when he was taken there.He said medical workers immediately began administering first aid but, about 30 minutes later, informed them that Matovu had died. Residents in Market A and Market B zones described Tumusiime as a woman known in the area, although those accounts have not been independently verified.Zaam Namatovu, Matovu’s daughter, said the family had just finished prayers when they were alerted about the incident. “We had finished prayers when someone came making an alarm that my father has been killed,” Namatovu said. “When we rushed to the scene, we were informed that he had been taken to the hospital. Upon reaching there, we got the shocking news that he had breathed his last.”Police hunt suspectPolice have arrested Tumusiime, while detectives searched her room for more than three hours in her presence for evidence.By about 2:30 pm, detectives had sealed off the room and taken Tumusiime to Kabalagala Police Division together with items collected during the search.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachael Kawala said Tumusiime had provided detectives with leads that could help them locate the main suspect, who remains at large.“So far, the preliminary investigations show that the death is around the confrontation that resulted from this woman,” Kawala said. “We can’t right now determine exactly what could have caused this tragedy, but we are almost close to arresting this man, who is a private security guard.” Police have not yet established the precise circumstances or motive for the killing. Matovu’s vehicle has been towed to Kabalagala Police Division as investigations continue. Burial arrangements are expected to take place on Friday. The post Matovu was not intended target, says ‘girlfriend’ appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.