Police in Sheema district has apprehended a money lender for child ritualistic sacrifice.
Joseph Kamugisha, a prominent farmer and businessman was arrested on the allegation of being in connection with the disappearance of Kemigisha Christabel, a two-year girl victim.
She reportedly disappeared on the 18 July 2022, at Mutanoga cell, Kigarama sub-county in the Sheema district.
The businessman is accused of murder, after the victim’s body was recovered.
Fred Enanga, police spokesperson said in a statement that the motivation of the disappearance and murder, appears to be for ritualistic sacrifice, after the prime suspect Byamukama Justus, admitted to kidnapping the victim, from the grand father’s home, a one Kakooma John.
“In conspiracy with Tumwesigye Clinton alias Musajja, they cut the victims throat and collected blood and thereafter, and dumped the victim’s body in front of Constance’s home, a neighbor and resident of the same village,”he said.
According to police,the suspect further admitted that there was a rich man who sent them for the blood.
“After the arrest of Tumwesigye Clinton alias Musajja it was established that he was in touch with Kamugisha Joseph, the prominent farmer/businessman, on the night that the victim was kidnapped and murdered,”said Enanga.
Enanga said the pain and fear the victim endured at the time of the brutal murder was unbearable for her age.
He called upon the business community to come up with stronger measures of profiling and auditing the activities of all business persons in coordination with their intelligence components.
“We shall continue to monitor the progress of the case, to seek justice for the victim. Exhibits of a hoe, blood-stained clothes, phone print-outs and the killer weapon were recovered. We commend the task team for their efforts,”he said.
He reminded parents and guardians to be extra alert while protecting children.
Enanga said the victim was kidnapped from her grandfather’s home, without the knowledge of anyone and yet such threats against children are on the increase.
