By Editorial,
Security operatives in Kitagwenda district have arrested four individuals, including a district councilor, in connection with the killing of a four-year-old girl in what is suspected to be a ritual sacrifice.
The suspects include, Hon. Levi Amarakutunga, a district councilor representing persons with disabilities in Kitagwenda district, and three of his workers whose identities police have not disclosed.
Kitagwenda District Police Commander, SP Bashir Bakulumpangi said the incident began on Sunday evening when Trinah’s mother sent her to deliver 10,000 shillings to a person who had requested it but the girl did not return, prompting her mother to alert the area chairperson, who mobilized a search party but in vain.
The sniffer dog led officers to Nyakagezi cell, where they found the girl’s body in a farm before discovering blood-stained evidence in the suspect’s house.
Upon hearing the news, enraged residents stormed Amarakutunga’s farm, destroying his banana plantation and cutting four of his cows.
May the soul of the deceased rest in peace. END