Kidnapped baby killed,three arrested
Jun 21, 2010
THE one-and-half-year-old boy kidnapped from Bugolobi, an upscale Kampala suburb, three weeks ago, was yesterday found killed in a swamp in a Kamwokya slum.
By Patrick Jaramogi
THE one-and-half-year-old boy kidnapped from Bugolobi, an upscale Kampala suburb, three weeks ago, was yesterday found killed in a swamp in a Kamwokya slum.
Three people are being held in connection with the kidnap and murder of the boy, a son to Sven Karekaho of the Uganda Revenue Authority and Naome Karekaho, the spokesperson of the environment watchdog, NEMA.
The family was too devastated by the murder.
The decomposing body of Khan Kakama was discovered around 5:00pm in Kifumbira Kisenyi II at the border of Kamwokya and Kyebando in Kampala central division.
The body, dressed in a blue sports pair of shorts and a cream T-shirt was wrapped in polythene sack and dumped next to a garbage dump, 3km from Kamwokya market.
The body, which had a deep cut wound on the head, lay around a heap of burnt cables and banana peels in a wet thicket surrounded by latrines.
The Police said the private parts were chopped off.
A somber mood hang over the area as curious residents, including many children, watched in shock as the Police retrieved the body.
Police chief Maj. Kale Kayihura oversaw the exercise led by the commandant of the newly-formed special investigation unit, Hillary Odoch. The deputy head of CID, Moses Sakira, was also present.
Police snifter dogs kept the charging crowd at bay. The parents were not at the scene.
Kakama got lost on June 8 between 10:00am and 12:00pm when his parents were away at work.
Speaking to journalists at the scene, Kayihura said: “It has been a long search. I appreciate the efforts of the Police, as well as the other security operatives in this search.â€
Kayihura said two people had been arrested in connection with the murder, at moment being considered to be child sacrifice.
Earlier, the Police had arrested a house-help who allegedly handed over the boy to the kidnappers near the family home.
“Early this morning, we got the key suspect in Bushenyi. He gave us the hopes that the boy is still alive. He told us the boy is somewhere in Kampala. He took them to where the body was dumped,†said Kayihura.
He only identified the suspects as ‘Godwin’ and ‘Junior Brian’ who is a resident of the area where the body was found. But the Police believe the case involved a racket of criminals whose motive has not been ascertained.
Kayihura said Odoch will head the investigations.
However, The New Vision learnt from Police sources that initially the kidnappers asked for sh30m which was handed over to them at a remote place in Bushenyi. After receiving the cash, the kidnappers went silent.
The security kept tracking them in Bushenyi and in the process received information that led to arrest of two people.
One of the suspects after receiving the ransom money went on a spending spree, raising suspicion in the community.
“He was picked up in Bushenyi where he was buying land and had bought a boda-boda bike. He admitted to kidnapping the baby but left him with his friend in Kyebando adjacent to the Northern Bypass. He admitted to having kept the child but he cried so much that he put a kaveera on his head to silence him. He then strangled him and threw the body in a sack in the swamp nearby. This was the day after the kidnap,†Police sources said.
At time of the boy’s kidnap, there were two house-helps. One of them, 21-year-old Molly Nabaasa, allegedly left home with the child claiming she was going to buy airtime. Nabaasa returned shortly after without the boy, claiming he had been kidnapped. But residents suspected the kidnappers and Nabaasa knew each other.
The second house-help informed the parents about the disappearance of the boy.
The kidnappers reportedly made contacts with the family asking for a ransom.
THE one-and-half-year-old boy kidnapped from Bugolobi, an upscale Kampala suburb, three weeks ago, was yesterday found killed in a swamp in a Kamwokya slum.
Three people are being held in connection with the kidnap and murder of the boy, a son to Sven Karekaho of the Uganda Revenue Authority and Naome Karekaho, the spokesperson of the environment watchdog, NEMA.
The family was too devastated by the murder.
The decomposing body of Khan Kakama was discovered around 5:00pm in Kifumbira Kisenyi II at the border of Kamwokya and Kyebando in Kampala central division.
The body, dressed in a blue sports pair of shorts and a cream T-shirt was wrapped in polythene sack and dumped next to a garbage dump, 3km from Kamwokya market.
The body, which had a deep cut wound on the head, lay around a heap of burnt cables and banana peels in a wet thicket surrounded by latrines.
The Police said the private parts were chopped off.
A somber mood hang over the area as curious residents, including many children, watched in shock as the Police retrieved the body.
Police chief Maj. Kale Kayihura oversaw the exercise led by the commandant of the newly-formed special investigation unit, Hillary Odoch. The deputy head of CID, Moses Sakira, was also present.
Police snifter dogs kept the charging crowd at bay. The parents were not at the scene.
Kakama got lost on June 8 between 10:00am and 12:00pm when his parents were away at work.
Speaking to journalists at the scene, Kayihura said: “It has been a long search. I appreciate the efforts of the Police, as well as the other security operatives in this search.â€
Kayihura said two people had been arrested in connection with the murder, at moment being considered to be child sacrifice.
Earlier, the Police had arrested a house-help who allegedly handed over the boy to the kidnappers near the family home.
“Early this morning, we got the key suspect in Bushenyi. He gave us the hopes that the boy is still alive. He told us the boy is somewhere in Kampala. He took them to where the body was dumped,†said Kayihura.
He only identified the suspects as ‘Godwin’ and ‘Junior Brian’ who is a resident of the area where the body was found. But the Police believe the case involved a racket of criminals whose motive has not been ascertained.
Kayihura said Odoch will head the investigations.
However, The New Vision learnt from Police sources that initially the kidnappers asked for sh30m which was handed over to them at a remote place in Bushenyi. After receiving the cash, the kidnappers went silent.
The security kept tracking them in Bushenyi and in the process received information that led to arrest of two people.
One of the suspects after receiving the ransom money went on a spending spree, raising suspicion in the community.
“He was picked up in Bushenyi where he was buying land and had bought a boda-boda bike. He admitted to kidnapping the baby but left him with his friend in Kyebando adjacent to the Northern Bypass. He admitted to having kept the child but he cried so much that he put a kaveera on his head to silence him. He then strangled him and threw the body in a sack in the swamp nearby. This was the day after the kidnap,†Police sources said.
At time of the boy’s kidnap, there were two house-helps. One of them, 21-year-old Molly Nabaasa, allegedly left home with the child claiming she was going to buy airtime. Nabaasa returned shortly after without the boy, claiming he had been kidnapped. But residents suspected the kidnappers and Nabaasa knew each other.
The second house-help informed the parents about the disappearance of the boy.
The kidnappers reportedly made contacts with the family asking for a ransom.