Police explain Busabala Shrine burning
Jul 03, 2010
THE shrine in Busabala that was burned down by the Police was a potential crime scene, the Police anti-human sacrifice and trafficking task-force boss, Moses Binoga has said.
By Chris Kiwawulo
THE shrine in Busabala that was burned down by the Police was a potential crime scene, the Police anti-human sacrifice and trafficking task-force boss, Moses Binoga has said.
He said the structure was isolated and the detectives who searched the place did not find anything suggesting that it was a genuine shrine. “The intelligence we got was that the person who was operating there was using it to con people and he ran away as we approached,†he explained in a phone interview.
Binoga and other Police officers witnessed the exercise as the Traditional Healers’ Association national chairperson, Sylvia Namutebi, popularly known as Maama Fina, set the grass-thatched structure on fire.
The torching of the shrine came hardly a week after eight traditional healers were arrested after the Police found blood-stained clothes, marijuana, chloroform and fake money in suspicious shrines on Tuesday.
The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, led the search and suspended traditional healers’ activities in Busabala.
Vincent Okurut, the Katwe CID chief said the blood would be taken to the Government chemist to ascertain whether it came from for animals or humans. The Police became suspicious of the traditional healers after a mutilated body was found in Kaabuma village. The body had no head and private parts.
Earlier, Police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba said traditional healers in Busabala would be screened and have their passport photos and finger prints taken before being allowed to operate again.
THE shrine in Busabala that was burned down by the Police was a potential crime scene, the Police anti-human sacrifice and trafficking task-force boss, Moses Binoga has said.
He said the structure was isolated and the detectives who searched the place did not find anything suggesting that it was a genuine shrine. “The intelligence we got was that the person who was operating there was using it to con people and he ran away as we approached,†he explained in a phone interview.
Binoga and other Police officers witnessed the exercise as the Traditional Healers’ Association national chairperson, Sylvia Namutebi, popularly known as Maama Fina, set the grass-thatched structure on fire.
The torching of the shrine came hardly a week after eight traditional healers were arrested after the Police found blood-stained clothes, marijuana, chloroform and fake money in suspicious shrines on Tuesday.
The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, led the search and suspended traditional healers’ activities in Busabala.
Vincent Okurut, the Katwe CID chief said the blood would be taken to the Government chemist to ascertain whether it came from for animals or humans. The Police became suspicious of the traditional healers after a mutilated body was found in Kaabuma village. The body had no head and private parts.
Earlier, Police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba said traditional healers in Busabala would be screened and have their passport photos and finger prints taken before being allowed to operate again.