POLICE DISCOVER 17 SKULLS IN UGANDAN SHRINE
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Police informed AFP on Tuesday that seventeen human skulls buried in metal boxes were discovered at a suspected shrine in central Uganda.
According to local media, children foraging for firewood near Kabanga village, close to Mpigi town, about 40 kilometers (24 miles) west of the capital Kampala, made the grim discovery on Monday.
Residents had informed the police about the metallic boxes containing what looked like skulls buried in the shrine.
“We swiftly moved in and dug up the place, and so far we have recovered 17 human skulls,” regional police spokesman Majid Karim told AFP.
“We are conducting more excavations to ensure there are no more skulls other than what we have so far recovered,” he said.
He mentioned that the remains were being analyzed to determine their age, sex, and the time of burial. He also urged the public to stay calm, noting that some residents were left in shock.
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Officers will “investigate the matter to establish the circumstances surrounding the recovery of these skulls and who could be behind this act”, Karim said.
The origin of the skulls at the site is unclear. Local media reported that residents stated that people had previously gathered there for worship.
Police stated that the suspected owner of the site is on the run, having been linked to another case involving the murder of prominent traditional Baganda leader and entrepreneur Daniel Bbosa.
Bbosa was reportedly killed by hired gunmen in Kampala as he returned home from work in February this year.
Although Mpigi district is densely populated, it remains semi-rural, with agriculture being the main local trade. Coffee and bananas are the major cash crops and staple foods, and a major road connects the villages to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
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