NEWS: Man, 45, arrested with skull of his late brother who died 7 years ago

- A Ugandan man has been nabbed with skull of his late brother who reportedly passed away some seven years ago

- Mwamadhi Isiko was caught on the night of Saturday, December 23, at the graveyard where he had exhumed remains of his brother Mweru Hamuza

- When hard pressed to explain what he was going to do the skull, the suspect claimed he had been asked by a witchdoctor to hand over the remains in exchange for Sh 40,000

A 45-year-old Uganda man was on Saturday, December 23, arrested with skull of his late brother who passed away about seven years ago.

The suspect, identified as Mwamadhi Isiko from Buwolomera village in Nawaningi Sub-county, was nabbed at mid-night by a group of locals on patrol.

According to a local official, Moses Kitinyo, Isiko was found busy exhuming remains of his departed brother, Mweru Hamuza, and had gotten hold of the skull.

Mwamadhi Isiko being grilled by local council officials.Photo: Yazid Yolisigira/Daily Monitor.

The suspect, Kitinyo said, had returned to the village recently after disappearing for two years. He had allegedly gone to become a witchdoctor.

When pressed to disclose what he was going to do with the skull, Isiko reportedly said he had been asked by a doctor to take the remains in exchange for Sh 40,000.

The incident angered villagers and area officials who demanded that action be taken against Isiko and all traditional healers who had resorted to exhuming bodies to use in their unholy rituals.

Nawaningi sub-county chairman, Maganda Ayub, asked the government to pounce on the notorious witchdoctors by putting in place tough laws that will restrict their ungodly activities.

In their defense, vice chair of the witchdoctors, Jamida Mutesa, distanced themselves from the claims that they were exhuming bodies of dead relatives for rituals.

"The suspect claiming to be a traditional healer is fake. The public should report such individuals to the police," Mutesa said as quoted by Daily Monitor.

Isiko is reportedly being held at Bunyiro police station.