Police in Kitagwenda District have arrested 20 Senior Six students of Mahyoro Secondary School following an incident in which they allegedly assaulted their headteacher and robbed him of his personal belongings.
The incident occurred on Monday, October 26, 2026, at about 8:05am at Mahyoro Secondary School in Mahyoro Town Council, according to a police incident report.
Rwenzori West Police spokesperson SP Vincent Twesige said in a statement that the incident involved a student strike and an alleged robbery, adding that investigations were ongoing.
He identified the headteacher as Mr Denis Baguma, 44, a resident of Nyakasura Cell, Nyakasura Parish, Mahyoro Sub-county in Kitagwenda District.
According to the police report, the incident began when Senior Six students invited Mr Baguma to their classroom to address what they described as pressing concerns.
The headteacher reportedly responded promptly and went to the classroom, where the students began presenting their grievances one after another.
‘The students started raising their burning issues one by one. During the process, one of the students known as Bizimungu got up and closed the classroom door, and the whole class ganged on the HM and started beating him, but fortunately he managed to escape,’ the report reads in part.
Mr Twesige said Mr Baguma reportedly escaped from the classroom, but the students allegedly pursued him outside, grabbed him by the necktie and tied him with ropes.
The students are also accused of taking his wallet containing Shs150,000, driving permit, national identity card and a smartphone valued at Shs930,000.
Mr Twesige added that a teacher reported the incident to Mahyoro Town Council Police Station after noticing what was happening.
Police officers responded to the scene and rescued the headteacher, according to the report.
Police said 20 students were arrested in connection with the incident as investigations continued.
Those named in the police report include Peter Bizimungu, Collins Juuko, Kenneth Ngabirano, Bright Alex Buregeya, Edwin Akansemeza, Francis Banpabura, Owen Nasasira, Nicholas Nsaba, Mikairi Twiziremana, Edwin Akansinguza, Angupasi, Derick Alinaitwe, Peter Muhairwe, Erick Muhanguzi, Robert Legend, Michael Tweheyo, Fred Arinairwe, Benson Tamara, Erias Mucunguzi and Laurence Kiiza.
The report indicates that police officers led by AIP Fabiano Kyarituha, the officer in charge of Mahyoro Town Council Police Station, visited the scene and intervened to calm the situation.
Police also recorded statements from eyewitnesses and the headteacher, who was issued with a Police Form 3 (PF3) for medical examination.
Later, the Kitagwenda District Police Commander, SP Joshua Akankunda, returned to the school with a team of officers, including Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO), and addressed the students.
Police said inquiries into the incident were still ongoing on Tuesday, with further details expected as investigations progressed.