The police has arrested four people after officers discovered human skulls and bones inside a house in Wantayi Village, Namataba Town Council, Mukono district.
According to the kampala Kampala Metropolitan Police PRO, Racheal Kawala, the discovery was made during an operation to recover a missing motorcycle
The suspects include 60 year old Ruth Nabasiruka, her daughter Esther Nababi, 35, and two other people whose identities have not yet been disclosed.
“We were conducting an operation to recover a missing motorcycle when officers discovered human skulls and bones inside the residence. Investigations are ongoing,” she said.
Police said investigators also found several shrines, old bark cloths and two new mattresses at the property.
Following the discovery, residents told police that some graves had been exhumed and later sealed with cement.
When pressed by residents and authorities, Nabasiruka admitted to exhuming and keeping human remains at the house but denied intending to harm anyone, alleging that the remains were being kept for traditional Kiganda healing practices aimed at treating her children.
Kawala revealed that the police have since launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the remains and determine whether any criminal offences were committed.
