According to Jimmy Uhuru, the LCI Chairman of Aduku Township Cell, Awet was on his way to a marriage ceremony in Akot Trading Center when the incident occurred.
Police in Kwania District have launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man, Jasper Awet, whose body was discovered in Arocha swamp in Aduku Town Council along the Lira-Apac Highway.
Awet, a resident of Angule Village, Abany Parish in Abongomola Sub-County, was found lifeless on Wednesday by casual laborers working on the highway. According to Jimmy Uhuru, the LCI Chairman of Aduku Township Cell, Awet was on his way to a marriage ceremony in Akot Trading Center when the incident occurred.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the deceased might have been attacked by the magical powers of a Butaleja-based witchdoctor who had performed rituals in the area the previous day. These rituals were reportedly intended to recover stolen cattle.
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Andrew Opeto, an eyewitness and relative of the deceased, revealed that Awet had disappeared from home after the witchdoctor’s rituals, which were meant to recover two stolen bulls. After the rituals, nine people were allegedly attacked, and Awet's body was later found in the swamp.
Moses Muhindo, the Officer in Charge at Kwania District Central Police Station, confirmed the incident but stated that further details were still being gathered. Muhindo said he was yet to get detailed information from the SOCCO team, whom he said had already been sent to the crime scene.
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Police handed over the deceased’s body to his relatives for burial.
Solomon Okabo
Freelancer