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The torture 4-year-old-boy together with her mother at their home in Buvuma

The torture 4-year-old-boy together with her mother at their home in Buvuma

The torture 4-year-old-boy together with her mother at their home in Buvuma
The torture 4-year-old-boy together with her mother at their home in Buvuma

Residents are pleading with the Buvuma Resident District Commissioner and the District Police Commander not to shield a rogue Uganda People’s Defense Forces soldier who brutally assaulted a four-year-old boy before holding Kitiko village council at a gun point.

It is alleged that a UPDF soldier, identified by one name of Robert attached to a detach established at Nandala Forest in Nairambi Sub County, brutally beat a toddler identified as Najib Iguru, claiming that the boy had stoned him while mastering how to ride a motorcycle close to their home.

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According to the boy’s mother, Aisha Namugaya, after the battering, the boy lost balance for standing before falling under the tree.When she reached him, his right leg had started swelling as the boy cried out loudly in pain at the same time struggle to breath.

“After beating the boy, the soldier took off, however I made an alarm calling for help from my husband,” Namugaya says. “When he arrived he first told me to carry the boy and report the matter to the local council-LCI chairperson. However, upon looking at the boy’s condition he changed his mind and rushed him to the hospital.”

Abdulla Muyodi, the father to the victim says that upon his return from the hospital, he met with the same soldier along the way. On raising his discontent over what had happened, the soldier instructed him to report the matter at the local council as well as waiting for him there to make his defense.

As the village council sat to handle the matter, the soldier arrived armed and also in full combat uniform. He ordered the village council members to lie down on their stomachs or else risk shooting.

“He instructed me to lead him to my home before ordering any of the village leaders not to follow us,” Muyodi explained further. Reaching at the trading center of Kitiko, he started shouting, threatening everyone never to accuse or express discomfort on anything the soldiers do in the community and this is when I also got a chance to escape and hide into the bush.”

Muyodi says he managed to coordinate with the village chairperson to report the matter at police but instead they were referred to the office of the RDC.

“We managed to see the RDC at around 10pm and he instructed us to return the following day, on Wednesday after listening to our concern, instructed police to investigate the matter,” says Muyodi. “However, police have never stepped at our village to do any investigations.

Despite of the DPC acknowledging the fact that our boy was tortured, she only called and instructed the soldier to compensate us. She even retained our medical forms on which we receive treatment at hospital.”

On Thursday, the accused UPDF soldier together with the sub county internal security officer-GISO visited Muyodi’s home on instructions of the DPC and forced him to accept 50,000 Shillings as compensation. They also instructed him to sign acknowledging receipt of the money but declined saying the money is not enough to treat the boy.

So far Muyodi says he has spent over 200,000 Shillings in transport and medicine. Currently the boy has regained some energy and can stand but finds it difficult to walk. On his right thigh, there are black bruises indicating the torture he underwent.

The entire village council is currently scared of what may happen next to them, as the armed Robert is still at large and unrestrained. Police has not yet taken any interest in the fact that he was learning to ride a motorised machine without a qualified instructor.

The LCI Chairperson, Patrick Kaso says the soldier threatened to shoot them in case they don’t give up pushing for his arrest.

“I went to the police as well as the office of the RDC and recorded my statement about the incident but nothing I am aware of has been done about the offense and the danger the village is facing from the armed and dangerous man,” Kaaso said in fear. “The soldier warned that he will shoot the entire village if a case is instituted regarding the brutal assault of the child. I am also now scared for my life and how to as my children are still young.”

The DPC, Emilly Angomu declined to say anything about the matter. However, the Resident District Commissioner, Deborah Mwesigwa notes that they instructed police to investigate and hope for a solution in a shortest period of time.

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