The Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has revealed that the force is investigating two separate homicide cases including a probable one of a missing senior two student Aneza Merisa of Naalya Secondary School in Lugazi, Buikwe district who was found dead in Mukono district after missing for one week.
According to Owoyesigyire, the first is a case of a missing juvenile reported at Wandegeya Police Station on 6th November 2025, in which Kamuganga Sarah reported the disappearance of her daughter, Aneza Merisa.
He noted that the second incident, under investigation at Nagalama Police Station, involves the recovery of a decomposing body from Musaale Swamp in Namulaba Village, Kyampisi Sub county, on 10th November 2025.
“The body was dressed in a navy-blue student skirt labelled “Nanyonga VII,” indicating that the victim may have been a student. The specific school is yet to be identified, and police are engaging nearby institutions to establish whether they have any missing learners” he said.
Owoyesigyire said that due to the advanced state of decomposition, the mortuary staff in Kayunga buried the body in a cemetery.
“When the parents of the missing child learnt of the body recovered in Nagalama, they assumed it could be their daughter. However, this remains unconfirmed, as they have not physically viewed the body” he said.
Owoyesigyire noted that as part of the ongoing investigations, police have applied for a court order to guide the exhumation of the body.
“Samples will be extracted for DNA analysis to determine whether the remains are those of the missing child, Aneza Merisa” he said.
