Uganda police find 24 human skulls at Kampala shrine
Police raided the shrine following a tip-off from neighbours, discovered the skulls on the floor of a building and detained the shrine owner
A Ugandan shrine owner is under investigation for human sacrifice after 24 skulls were discovered at the site on the outskirts of the capital Kampala, police said on Thursday.
The grisly find on Sunday comes only a month after 17 other skulls – including those of children – were unearthed in a separate case in the East African country.
“We recovered 24 human skulls in Nateete and investigations are going on to establish the source,” Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesman Luke Oweyesigire said.
Officers raided Godfrey Ddamulira’s shrine following a tip-off from neighbours and discovered the skulls on the floor of a building.
Ddamulira was detained on Monday, Oweyesigire said, and was helping with police investigations.
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“Ddamulira claims he is a traditional healer but those claims are being investigated,” he said.
