Police to exhume Kayunga body in search for missing student
Owoyesigyire said that, as part of the ongoing investigations, police have applied for a court order to allow the exhumation of the body.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said the territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan East and North are now investigating two separate incidents. (File photo)
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Police on Sunday, November 16, 2025, said they are preparing to exhume a body recovered in Nagalama in Mukono district and later buried in Kayunga in order to establish whether it is that of a missing juvenile reported at Wandegeya Police Station.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said the territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan East and North are now investigating two separate incidents.
"The first is a case of a missing juvenile reported at Wandegeya Police Station on November 6, 2025, in which Sarah Kamuganga reported the disappearance of her daughter, Aneza Merisa," Owoyesigyire said.
He explained that the second incident, which is under investigation at Nagalama Police Station, involves the recovery of a decomposing body from Musaale swamp in Namulaba village, Kyampisi subcounty, on November 10, 2025.
"The body was dressed in a navy-blue student skirt labelled 'Nanyonga VII,' indicating that the victim may have been a student. The specific school is yet to be identified, and police are engaging nearby institutions to establish whether they have any missing learners," he added.
Owoyesigyire said that due to the advanced state of decomposition, mortuary staff in Kayunga buried the body in a cemetery.
"When the parents of the missing child learnt of the body recovered in Nagalama, they assumed it could be their daughter. However, this remains unconfirmed, as they have not physically viewed the body," he noted.
He said that, as part of the ongoing investigations, police have applied for a court order to allow the exhumation of the body. Samples will be collected for DNA analysis to determine whether the remains belong to the missing child, Merisa.
"We appeal to the general public to remain calm as investigations have not yet established any link between the missing juvenile and the body recovered in Nagalama," he stated.
He said the police will provide further updates as more information becomes available.