Ugandan Man Arrested Carrying Friend's Head in Bag, Admits He Was Going to Sell It
- The residents of Nakasongola village reeled in shock after they discovered a man allegedly carrying his friend's head
- The suspect, identified as John Isoke, was eventually taken to the police station, where he stated he intended to sell the head
- According to a police report, Isoke explained how he murdered his friend before making away with his head
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Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya
Uganda: Police in Nakasongola district are currently investigating an incident where a man was allegedly found carrying a friend's head in a bag.
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The man was reportedly intercepted by irate residents after a farm manager found the body of one of her workers lying on the ground without a head on Tuesday.
Did Ugandan man murder his friend?
According to a report by NTV, the police identified the suspect as John Isoke. They stated that Isoke was found with a brown polythene bag in which he had used to wrap his friend's head.
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However, Isoke abandoned the severed head when the residents began pursuing him before he was eventually arrested.
"When confronted by the area residents, Isoke dropped the bag and attempted to run away, but they eventually caught up with him," the police report read in part.
The residents then took Isok to the Migyera Police Station, where he confessed to murdering his friend (Herbert Ameir) and was planning to transport the head to Kisenyi, where he would have eventually sold it.
Isoke was then taken to the Nakasogola Police Station as investigations into the murder incident continued
"He told the police that he had murdered his friend (Herbert Ameir) and that he was transporting the head to Kisenyi in Kampala City for sale," the statement further read.
How did Ugandan man commit crime?
The suspect, who reportedly worked at the Namuga farm, allegedly used a panga to carry out the heinous act at a small farmhouse.
He afterwards dragged the deceased's body to the mud outside the house.
The police were eventually able to recover a blood-stained panga next to the body, according to a statement that was recorded on June 22.
Man's head found in Sufuria in Kericho
The residents of Koisagat village, Kericho county, were shocked after a man's head was found inside a cooking pot on February 19.
The grim discovery was made after a child who had gone to make tea found the head in the pot that had been used to cook ugali the previous day.
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The victim's other parts of the body were found two kilometres in a nearby thicket. The area residents stated that the incident was part of other crimes that occurred there.
The residents, angered by the crime, staged protests as they accused the local businessman of being behind the gruesome murder.
They alleged that the suspect was behind the spate of murders that occurred in the area, accusing the police of colluding with him.
Did Mediheal Hospital engage in organ trafficking?
In April, the government suspended all organ transplant services at the Mediheal Group of hospitals.
The directive was issued after reports emerged linking the facility to illegal and unscrupulous organ trade, particularly involving kidneys.
Reports alleged young Kenyans, mostly from Western region and Rift Valley, were being lured into selling their kidneys for less than KSh 500,000. The organs were then sold to some foreigners or implanted in patients at extremely high costs.
Some of the victims of the illegal trade who spoke to the press decried adverse side effects after selling their organs.
Some noted that they ended up spending more money on treatment than the compensation they recieved from the transaction.
The government appointed an independent committee to investigate the allegations and file a comprehensive report on the matter.
This came after the initial team assigned to probe the organ trafficking scandal involving the Eldoret-based facility and its branches failed to agree on the findings, and the report they prepared remained inconclusive.
Mediheal Group of Hospital denied the allegations and promised the cooperate with the government and investigators to establish the truth behind the scandal.
Masolo Mabonga, HOD Current Affairs and Politics, updated this article with details on Mediheal Hospital and organ trafficking scandal.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
