Mile
7: Name: Sula, N.; Age: unknown; From: Small town outside of Kampala: Date of Attack: 25th November
2002. Sula lived with his family in a
small town outside of Kampala, and studied at the local school. Sula regularly
helped his mother, Mrs. Nahkenyo in the, and his neighbors considered him a
friendly child. On the November 25th,
2002, Sula was sent on an errand by his mother to go and collect milk from
their cow. As she started to prepare lunch for the family later that day, Sula’s mother noticed that he had
still not returned. Mrs. Nahkenyo became alarmed at his absence, as it was most
unlike him not to return from a task.
She alerted her neighbors who organized a search party to look for him. The next day Sula’s mother
went to the local police
and the local radio broadcast an appeal for him but he still could not be
found. Four days later, Mrs. Nahkenyo was called to her son’s
school. On arrival
she witnessed a horrific sight. The head of her dead son had been left on the
desk at school where he used to sit. Accompanying it was a note, which stated
simply that the boy had not been pure enough to be used in the ritual sacrifice
but that he had been killed anyway. Sula’s body has never been found and Mrs. Nahkenyo lives without closure,
constantly tormented by dreams of
her son’s body being returned to her so that she can bury it properly with her
son’s head. Mrs. Nahkenyo believes that the local police
and government authorities did not prioritize the case or give it proper and
serious attention. Although a local witchdoctor, Luamba, was arrested, he was
released and the case has never been taken to the court. Mrs. Nahkenyo is convinced that Luamba is
responsible for her son’s abduction and murder and is suspicious that the witchdoctor was freed
because he bribed the police to drop the case. Mrs. Nahkenyo has reached the
conclusion that she will never attain justice for the murder of her son and
reluctantly will accept compensation from the government. She does not think the
police will ever arrest anyone for the crime and that Luamba will never face a
trial because of the pay-off to the police.
Mile
8 and 9: Name: Nakalema Immaculate, N.; Age: 13 years old and Name: Nuru, N.; Age:
9 years old; From: Near Kyampisi; Date of Attack: 2nd January 2003
In a
small village near to Kyampisi, 90 km North of Kampala, the tightly knit community
was genuinely shocked when four children were sacrificed by a witchdoctor in a
single day. People who are familiar with
the group say that everyone in the locality appears to be as one large family
and that a tragedy for one person is a tragedy for the whole community. On 2nd January 2003, grief engulfed this
small community, as everyone in the village mourned the dead children. For Topi
and George Nakibinge the experience was highly traumatic as one of their
daughters was among the dead. The sight of one of their daughters was so
terrible that they returned home in distress. Later they returned to the site
of the dead children to recover their daughter only to discover that not one,
but two of their daughters had been killed on the same day. Immaculate was 13 years old and her sister,
Nuru 9 years old when they became victims of Child Sacrifice. They are buried together
behind their family home where Topi and George visit their graves. The witchdoctor
allegedly guilty of these murders was arrested but as yet the case has not
reached the courts and it remains to be seen whether he will be convicted and
incarcerated for his crimes.
Important Note: These stories are excerpts
of a full report on child sacrifice in Uganda by the Jubilee Campaign and
Kyampisi Childcare Ministries which can be accessed here: http://www.jubileecampaign.co.uk/child-sacrifice-report On this page you can also sign a petition to end child
sacrifice. If you live in the UK, please
don’t hesitate to browse here for more information on how to engage and support
the End Child Sacrifice Campaign.
For more information about Rose's Journey please see: http://narrowroadintl.org/Narrow_Road__Roses_Journey.html
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