Uganda police probe murder of S. Sudan refugee girl
April 5, 2018 (KAMPALA) – Police in Uganda’s northern district of Lamwo are investigating the gruesome murder of a two-year-old South Sudanese refugee girl in Palabek Ogili settlement centre.
Authorities now suspect the girl could have been murdered in a ritual sacrifice.
Christopher Omal, the Palabek-Ogili LC III chairperson was quoted saying the girl disappeared from Zone A, Block 3 under unclear circumstances, adding that the attackers cut off her right hand and private parts in what seems like a ritual sacrifice.
Meanwhile, the Uganda police reportedly arrested a witchdoctor, who is a South Sudanese national, to help in the investigations.
Police say the witch doctor had promised to find the missing girl on conditions that he is paid, according the Daily Monitor.
About 45,000 refugees, who fled their homes in South Sudan due to the ongoing civil war, settled in Lamwo District in northern Uganda.
The conflict, now in its fifth year, has displaced killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 2 million civilians.
(ST)