Muslim schoolboy in Uganda kills brother for his converting to Christianity

Shafiki Wasike killed by his brother. Photo: Morning Star News

In the Ugandan city of Mbale on September 1, 2025, a Muslim schoolboy killed his 19-year-old brother a day after he converted to Christianity.

Akram Kairoki, a third-year student at Mbale High School in Mbale city, twice knifed his brother Shafiki Wasike on Sept. 1 shortly before they arrived at the school, sources said. Wasike was 19. Wasike converted to Christianity the day before the murder after attending an open evangelistic event that featured debates between Christianity and Islam.

"Wasike was very happy before we parted ways. After three hours, Wasike called me by phone and said that his brother was sending some threatening message to him about being an embarrassment to the family and the Muslim faithful, hence risking his life," said Pastor Wabomba. When Wasike returned home that evening, his brother angrily stated that their home did not accept the practice of two religions and that he must immediately renounce Christianity.

“Why should my brother stab me – I have done nothing wrong to him. It is only changing my faith and joining the Christian faith,” the bleeding Wasike said before succumbing to his injuries.

The funeral service for the deceased was conducted by Pastor Wabomba. He said that family and clan members refused to touch the body, stating that Wasike had become an "infidel".

Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Nigeria, armed militants on motorcycles shot 22 Christians.

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