Uganda: two witchdoctors remanded over Kiboga girl killed in ritual sacrifice

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The following article is a painful read. It is a horrifying murder, a child sacrifice.

In Kiboga District two witchdoctors have been seized suspected of murdering a 11-year old girl, Oliver Amanda, for ritual purposes. The girl had been missing since June 11. She was found dead, mutilated, with body parts missing.

This is not the first suspected ritualistic murder in the region. Recently, in April, police arrested a witchdoctor, Sulaiman Ssentongo, on suspicion of having murdered for ritual purposes two siblings, two-year old Esther Nakasumba, and five-year Sylvia Nantongo. The headless bodies of the victims were discovered the day after they had disappeared. See my April 25 post on this ritual murder case.

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Two witchdoctors remanded over Kiboga girl killed in ritual sacrifice

Madina Nakyeyuna  (in pink) accompanied by a prison warder as she appeared at the Kiboga Chief Magistrate Court where she was charged with murder alongside her colleague Hamimu Luyombya (not pictured). Photo/ Courtesy

Published: June 25, 2024

By: Busein Samilu – The Monitor, Uganda

What you need to know:

  • Oliver Namanda, 11, was found dead a day after she went missing.
  • Her internal organs had been removed 
  • She was last seen vending boiled maize in Kiboga town on June 11

Source: Two witchdoctors remanded over Kiboga girl killed in ritual sacrifice

Map showing Kiboga District in Uganda. Source: Wikimedia