On 5th June 2026, my young brother, tribesman and teammate @GongodyoSidney at @piratesrugbyUG was murdered. Not killed in an accident or lost to illness but MURDERED by a mob in a cowardly, senseless, extra-judicial attack. I am furious and deeply, deeply disappointed in my fellow Ugandans.
Let us be clear about what happened. A group of goons and hooligans took it upon themselves to end an innocent human life with complete impunity. Do NOT call it mob justice, as calling it justice is to justify it! There is NO justice in what they did. No one, absolutely NO ONE, has the power or the right to take the life of another. LIFE is SACRED. What happened to Sydney was an act of TERRORISM.
Sydney was a young man with a promising future ahead of him. He had sights on one day Captaining his mighty club and the Nation. He was also a father to a young son whom he hoped to raise but all of that was stolen from him in the most brutal and senseless way. This was not just an attack on Sydney Gongodyo the individual, it was and still is an attack on Rugby, an attack on SPORT and every single one of us in this fraternity.
To his young family, I am so sorry. The pain you carry is one no family should ever have to bear. The loss of Sydney leaves an indelible mark, a wound that words cannot heal. He did not deserve this. He deserved to live, to play, to lead and become everything he was destined to be.
I therefore call upon @Educ_SportsUg@NCSUganda1@UgandaRugby and the entire Sports fraternity of Uganda to stand up and DEMAND JUSTICE for Sydney Gongodyo. This was an illegal killing carried out with the kind of impunity this Government came into Power to END so we cannot be SILENT.
Extra-judicial killings like this one do not just take a life, they take us back as a Country to some of our darkest times in history. Every Ugandan must take this personally because a mob has no criteria, so it could have been any of us and it can still be any of us.
The murderers must be identified, paraded publicly and have their case heard in an open mobile court, the same way Justice was delivered for the innocent Children who were brutally murdered by a one Okello Christopher Onyum in Ggaba. Let such elements be an example. Let it be known across Uganda that Acts of Terror disguised as Mob Action SHALL NOT BE TOLERATED. NOT NOW, NOT EVER!
This is not only about Sydney, this is for every Ugandan who has ever suffered at the hands of a mob, every family torn apart by extra-judicial violence and every life cut short before its TIME. We owe it to all of them to make sure Sydney's death is not in vain.
@KagutaMuseveni@JanetMuseveni@mkainerugaba@norbertmao@OgwangOgwang@KamuntuProf@MercyLakiskis
JUSTICE FOR SYDNEY GONGODYO!!❤️🏴☠️
#JusticeForSydney #Justice4Gongodyo #BlackPirates #UgandaRugby #EndMobattacks #Uganda
I met Sydney in 2016 at King's College Budo, I was in F.2 and he was in F.5, Rugby bonded us but what stood out most was his humility and kindness.Despite the age and class difference, he treated us like brothers on and off the pitch,and that bond remained long after school
I hope Pirates Fans will have some prayers at the place where the player was killed this Sunday...then March to Kira Police station and demand for answers.
Do more than tweets because this is Uganda and police rely on your meekness to ignore some cases.
A national rugby player, an alumnus of Namilyango and King’s College Budo, an engineering student & was on his way to drop his sister at school was lynched by boda boda who accused him of stealing a bag. Come on Uganda, we need a Public hearing of this one too #RipSydney
KIND REQUEST🙏🏾
Whoever has any video frames of the rugby guy being beaten, kindly share them via the email in my bio or my DMs. I am trying to analyze them frame by frame and maybe try to identify some faces!
Kindly retweet for awareness!
About Sydney Gyobi Gongodyo that sadly passed on last evening.
Current Club: Black Pirates.
Position: Loose Forward, Second-Row.
Age Grade Rugby:
• Namilyango College
• King's College Budo
Teams Represented:
• Sailors (Pirates II)
• Mitchell Hall (Makerere University)
•Makerere University Rugby
• Black Pirates RFC
• Uganda Rugby Cranes
Info Credit: @isa_metrics
#FatCatsPod
All smiles as we bid farewell to the 54th Class of Law for concluding their 4th year of study at @MakerereLaw . Congratulations upon this milestone. We wish you the utmost best in all your next pursuits.
Yesterday marked the end of a great legal academic journey with the men I trust .The four years were filled with challenging lessons, leadership ,networking and practical skills from Makerere law school .we pray for blessings in our future endeavors.
@54thOflaw@edmond_common
Yesterday marked the end of a great legal academic journey with the men I trust .The four years were filled with challenging lessons, leadership ,networking and practical skills from Makerere law school .we pray for blessings in our future endeavors.
@54thOflaw@edmond_common