Family Horrified as Unknown Men Try to Exhume Kin's Body Hours after Burial: "Legs Were Out"
- A family was shocked to discover their relative’s grave had been tampered with just hours after the burial
- Steve Waiswa’s family was headed to his gravesite to conduct a traditional ritual at 2am when they found part of his body already exposed
- Villagers speculated that the incident could be linked to ritual practices, especially considering the violent nature of Waiswa’s death
A family in Bukanga village, Kamuli district, is seeking answers after unknown individuals allegedly attempted to exhume the body of their relative just hours after burial.
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Steve Waiswa was laid to rest at his ancestral home after he was reportedly killed via mob justice, following accusations of involvement in another person’s death.
Waiswa’s family explained that after burying him, they returned to the gravesite at around 2am to perform a traditional ghost-chasing ceremony, only to find the grave disturbed.
What happened to Steve Waiswa's body?
Mercy Nampina, a close relative, said the individuals who dug up the grave must have heard them approaching and fled.
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“We heard footsteps in the nearby banana plantation when we went for the ceremony. When they saw us nearing, they quickly ran off. We found the grave disturbed, with his legs hanging out,” Nampina told Daily Monitor.
She noted that they could not immediately confirm whether any body parts were missing.
Villagers expressed fear that the incident could be linked to ritual practices, given the circumstances surrounding Waiswa’s death.
Busoga North Police spokesperson Michael Kasadha confirmed the incident and said a team of officers had been dispatched to investigate.
“It is illegal to tamper with graves or interfere with the peace of the dead. Those responsible will face serious legal consequences,” said Kasadha.
Source: UGC
Why do people exhume bodies in Uganda?
Badru Bamuwa, the Local Council Chairperson for Namunyingi Parish, stated that incidents of body exhumation had become increasingly common in recent years.
“We don’t know what they take the bodies for, but the community must stop engaging in these criminal and shameful practices,” Bamuwa said.
Authorities urged residents to remain calm as investigations continue. No arrests had been made at the time of publication.
Why did Trans Nzoia man exhume wife’s body?
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that a 41-year-old man was arrested after allegedly exhuming his wife’s body three weeks after she was buried.
Gabriel Kiplimo claimed he had been haunted by nightmares, which compelled him to remove the body from the grave.
The middle-aged man was arrested and detained at Kiminini Police Station, where he was charged with tampering with a dead body.
Kisii Family forced to exhume body
TUKO.co.ke also reported that a family in Kisii county was forced to exhume a body after realising it was not their relative's.
The deceased, identified as Paulus Odago, belonged to a family from Homa Bay county but was mistakenly released to the Kisii family by the mortuary.
The body was moved to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue, awaiting reburial as the Kisii family continued searching for their kin.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
