Pastors kill a small boy for rituals in Uganda

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Police in Tororo is holding a pastor and three other people accused of murdering a 6-year-old boy in child sacrifice rituals.

Pastor  Ponsiano Olowo from Kisoko Gwarara Church, Kenede Obbo a boda boda rider with his yet to be identified wife both residents of Ponyira village, and another Wilfred Ochieng a resident of Popany village in Magola Sub County in Tororo district were arrested on Thursday on claims of being involved in killing a young boy.

They dumped  the body with his eyes missing and the skin peeled off his face in Mella Bridge in Podut A village.

 According to the boy’s father Patrick Osinde, a group of machete wielding men came attacked his house on Monday night and held him hostage for over 10 minutes while another group entered his mother’s house where his children sleep and made off with his child. 

Osinde says that after the incident, filed a case of kidnap at Mile 8 police post in Magola Sub County which launched a hunt for the missing child until they found the body Thursday  morning with marks indicating he was killed in child sacrifice. 

Police  commander Rodgers Chebene  and his  team moved with a sniffer dog that led the team to the home of Ochieng who confessed to have been hired for 1 million shilling to murder and skin the boy for money-generating rituals.  

He told Police that Obbo has have been hosting Pastor Ponsiano Olowo for over two weeks at his home as they  planned to sacrifice the  child. On hearing this account, police rushed to Obbo’s home and found Pastor Ponsiano and his collaborator who survived being lynched by a mob before being whisked away to the Central Police Station together with Obo’s wife.   

Tororo DPC Rodgers Chebene condemned the act saying it’s beneath human standards, assuring the bereaved family that he will follow the matter to ensure that they are given justice. 

In summary: 

  • The body was missing eyes  and the skin peeled off his face.
  • Deceased was kidnapped by matchet wielding men from his parents home
  • Ochieng  the suspected killer confessed to have been hired for one million shilling to murder and skin 
CREDIT: UGANDA CAPITOL FM

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