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A security guard of the nearby Ggaba Community Church apprehended the suspect.[{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=Knife-wielding man storms Kampala daycare centre, kills four toddlers- police |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/knife-wielding-man-storms-kampala-daycare-centre-kills-four-toddlers-police-5410992 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=Daily Monitor |language=en}}] Prosecutors at an earlier hearing allegedly said Onyum had confessed to the murders of the four children, which he believed that it would act as a "human sacrifice" to gain money.[{{cite news|url=https://www.africanews.com/2026/04/09/ugandan-man-admits-human-sacrifice-kindergarten-stabbings/|title=Ugandan man admits 'human sacrifice' kindergarten stabbings|work=[[Africanews]]|date=9 April 2026|access]=date=20 April 2026}} Locals attempted to [[Lynching|lynch]] the suspect, but were prevented by local authorities who fired warning shots into the air and detained the suspect.[{{cite news|url=https://english.news.cn/africa/20260402/b251d682f491442e8d5df5c377b943a0/c.html|title=4 children killed in daycare school stabbing in Ugandan capital: police|work=[[Xinhua]]|date=2 April 2026|access-date=20 April 2026}}] A fire was set in protest to police actions. |
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A security guard of the nearby Ggaba Community Church apprehended the suspect.[{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=Knife-wielding man storms Kampala daycare centre, kills four toddlers- police |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/knife-wielding-man-storms-kampala-daycare-centre-kills-four-toddlers-police-5410992 |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=Daily Monitor |language=en}}] Prosecutors at an earlier hearing allegedly said Onyum had confessed to the murders of the four children, which he believed that it would act as a "human sacrifice" to gain money.[{{cite news|url=https://www.africanews.com/2026/04/09/ugandan-man-admits-human-sacrifice-kindergarten-stabbings/|title=Ugandan man admits 'human sacrifice' kindergarten stabbings|work=[[Africanews]]|date=9 April 2026|access-date=20 April 2026}}] Locals attempted to [[Lynching|lynch]] the suspect, but were prevented by local authorities who fired warning shots into the air and detained the suspect.[{{cite news|url=https://english.news.cn/africa/20260402/b251d682f491442e8d5df5c377b943a0/c.html|title=4 children killed in daycare school stabbing in Ugandan capital: police|work=[[Xinhua]]|date=2 April 2026|access-date=20 April 2026}}] A fire was set in protest to police actions. |