LUWERO: Four people have been found dead in a suspected act of ritual sacrifice at Bufumbanswa village in Luwero district.
Police have identified the dead as Shamsa Agujji, aged 52, Manisul Ojuku, aged 25 years, Manisul Ajeke, aged 13, and Hamza Shadidu, aged two years.
One body was found lying in the house, one in the compound, and that of the child was found dumped in a banana plantation. They were found with some parts missing, including buttocks, private parts, breasts, tongues, and hands, among others.
Around 1pm on Tuesday, the LCI Chairperson of Bufumbanswa Village says that when he went to the home, he found a woman who was speaking in tongues and had evil spirits around her.
Nuwa, who is also a relative, explains that the family members had locked themselves inside the house, and when he entered, they asked him to strip naked and join the rituals, which he rejected and went away.
Nuwa said that he was shocked to receive the news on Wednesday morning that four people were found dead.
Sarah Lule, a resident, says that at around 7 a.m., four people, together with two children, were seen leaving the village after the ritual murder. Anguko, he says, tried to attack her, but she ran away to save her own life.
Before the ritual murder, two people attacked neighbour Madinah Nankya and threatened to kill her, accusing her of bewitching them, but she managed to flee.
Nankya says that she reported the matter to Wobulenzi Police Station, but they told her that they were unable to visit the home because they lacked manpower at the time.
She was advised to return home, but out of fear, she decided to sleep in another neighborhood.
Isah Ssemwogerere, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, says that police arrived at the scene at around 7 a.m. and found a blood-stained knife, which the killers could have used to cut the four dead.
Ssemwogerere said that Anguko has been arrested so that police can look into the possible ritual murder.
He says that the bodies have been taken to the mortuary at Mulago referral hospital for a postmortem.