Three suspected robbers on Wednesday morning broke into a Catholic Church in Funyula, Busia County and killed a security guard before making away with property worth an unknown amount of money

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They used a sharp object to kill the 50-year-old guard before they seriously injured another person as confirmed by Busia County Police Commander Halima Mohammed.

Ms Mohammed revealed that the gang arrived at the church armed with crude weapons at around 4:00am and committed the crimes before they escaped later.

Police have since launched investigations into the matter.