The police have identified the suspects linked to homosexuality at a massage parlour in Buikwe district. The four suspects were arrested in a security raid over the weekend at Cloud 9 massage parlor in Bukuya West zone, Lugazi Municipality.
The operation was initiated following a tip-off from Patricia Nahabwe (22), who had been dismissed from her job at the parlor without compensation. Nahabwe reported her termination and allegations of homosexuality at the establishment to the area defense secretary.
She stated “I was brought to work at Cloud 9 by Patricia Nantume but she has now sacked me without pay. We have been massaging people, offering oral and anal sex to clients. Most of our clients are Indians and they pay us to give them anal sex,” as relayed to the defense secretary.
Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa Regional Police Spokesperson, confirmed that Nahabwe provided consistent details about the activities at Cloud 9, prompting the defense secretary to involve the police and initiate an operation.
“The practice has been going on but because they need money they would accept. She also told us that the business owner (Nantume) has an artificial penis (vibrator) which she also uses on the ladies who are working at the massage and she captures the video which she posts on TikTok,” said SP Butoto.
Fred Enanga, the Uganda police spokesperson, has identified the suspects as Nantume, Hope Nawasasira (20), Douglas Kibirige (25), and Denis Kirumira (27), all of whom are currently detained at Njeru police station.
“The scene was well documented and four suspects were arrested to help with investigations. The search was carried out and a number of things were recovered. These include an artificial penis, two packets of shisha flavor, bottles of oils used for either massage or even as lubricants for anal sex, and four tripods which she has been using to mount cameras to capture their activities which they post on TikTok,” explained Enanga.
Uganda recently passed a law criminalizing homosexuality, which came into effect following President Yoweri Museveni’s assent. Since the enactment of the law, a significant number of homosexual-related suspects have been apprehended in Buikwe, Jinja, and Iganga.
Many of these individuals have been found recording and sharing their activities on platforms like TikTok or YouTube.
