Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson has confirmed to Uganda Radio Network the arrest and detention of one suspect in connection to the incident.
Information obtained by Uganda Radio Network-URN indicates that the deceased was waylaid by her killers as she was heading home from Buhimba trading center. The assailants reportedly gang raped her and later strangled her.
Akankwasa, the LCI Chairperson of Rwenkobe village, told Uganda Radio Network that the local community initiated a search for Ninsiima as soon as her disappearance was noticed.
According to reports, the suspect raided the victim's home on Saturday night around 10 pm, when she was alone. Muhumuza reportedly broke down the victim's door and entered her house, where he allegedly raped her.
Teogras Muhingo, the officer in charge of criminal investigations-OC CID at Biiso police station told URN in an interview that the suspects have since vanished from the village and the hunt is on for them.
The residents were evicted from a piece of land measuring 1,557 hectares after the late Prince Hebert Kimera Rwakiswaza who claimed to be the rightful owner of the land leased it to Hoima Sugar Ltd to set up a sugar plantation and factory.
Luwero DPC Living Twazagye says that so far 26 out of the 36 arrested in the operations have been presented before Court and remanded for various crimes.
The suspects are are Moses Muyombya 46, Safati Karugaba 37, Ambrose Gumisiriza 32 and Geofrey Tibitenwa aka Zigido 28, all residents of Mutabwa Cell in Kakindo town council whereas the suspects.
on Tuesday morning residents were shocked when they discovered the girl lying dead in a nearby bush. The body had bruises on the neck and in the private parts.
At least 4036 cases of abortions have been recorded in the different health facilities Gulu District over the past 15 months. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital alone received 1317 cases in need of post-abortion care and registered 7 deaths.
The OC Child and Family Protection Unit in Moroto Central Police Station, Joseph Oumo told Uganda Radio network on phone there were many cases recorded of defilement and he could not confirm whether this particular case had been recorded.
In a statement, the Women's Pro Bono Initiative, an entity that provides legal aid to women whose rights have been trampled upon said that the computer misuse Act under which Bagaine is charged is being taken advantage of to censure women from speaking out about the crime.
According to a statement by the United Nations, violence perpetrated against women is as common a cause of death and incapacity for those of reproductive age, as cancer, and a greater cause of ill health than road accidents and malaria combined. It adds that half of the women killed worldwide were killed by their partners or family.
Ronald Olyet, the Officer in Charge of Bukinda police post told Uganda Radio Network that inquiries are ongoing. He says the suspects were summoned to record statements and were later released on police bond.
According to Otabong, residents mounted a search for the minor and found her body in a swamp next to the suspects home. He says the deceaseds clothes and sandals were recovered next to the suspects home, a few meters from the crime scene.
Godliver Twinomugisha, the Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigations Kabalore District, says Kemigisa is locked up for defiling the minor on June 3, 2018.
Her kidnappers dumped her at Njeru primary school on Tuesday evening after receiving a ransom of Shillings 1million from her parents. She was rushed to hospital by good Samaritans.
Overall, according to police, Kitgum district has recorded 41 cases of defilement including what FOWAC recorded. That includes both simple and aggravated defilement cases and the offenders have been remanded to Kitgum prison.
