18 year old mastermind in Rukungiri suspected child sacrifice case arrested

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Kigezi Region Police PRO ASP Elly Maate

NEWS– The territorial police in Rukungiri have in their custody an 18 year old man for questioning about the circumstances surrounding the death of a two years, five months old girl.

Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesperson identified the deceased as Shana Ayesiga a daughter to Michael Tugume a resident of Omukacundezi cell, Kisizi parish, Nyarushanje sub county in Rukungiri district.

Maate also identified the suspect as Vincent Nuwamanya aged 18 years a resident of the same address, who allegedly masterminded the murder of the victim.

It’s alleged that on 22 th October 2024 at around 7:00 pm, the mother to the deceased a one Sofia Kwarikunda  looked for her daughter who was playing with other young children at home but she was nowhere to be seen.

Kwarikunda took responsibility to look for her daughter in the neighbourhood while informing them about her missing child that forced the local residents to join hands in searching for the victim around homes and bushes.

Shortly, at an approximate distance of about 30 meters from their home, the mother discovered her daughter dead, with both arms and legs tied using banana fibres and intestines out through private parts.

She made a loud alarm crying which attracted all local residents to come at the scene before they informed police and other local leaders of the area.

The informed police swung into action, the crime scene was visited, examined and documented  and postmortem  was done.

The case of murder and child sacrifice was registered at Kisizi lower police post vide CRB 279/2024 as inquiries are at hand.