Police in Uganda have detained a man linked to the horrifying discovery of 17 skulls in a shrine located west of the capital city Kampala last month.
The remains, including three children’s skulls, as stated by the police at the time, were unearthed by villagers on July 28 in an underground chamber in Mpigi town, approximately 30 km (18 miles) west of Kampala.
“The police crime intelligence squad got a tip-off and they apprehended Lujja Bbosa Tabula on August 19,” police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke told AFP on Tuesday, saying he was in custody.
“Tabula was wanted in connection with the human skulls that were found in his residence in Mpigi recently,” he said.
Rusoke stated that Tabula would arraigned before the court after the investigations. He did not specify a date for the court appearance.
It is still unknown how the skulls ended up at the site, which is situated on a steep hill and was concealed within four metal boxes in a two-meter-deep (seven-feet) underground chamber.
According to local media, residents have claimed that people had previously assembled at the location for worship.
Tabula was also being sought by the police in connection with a different case related to the killing of a well-known traditional Baganda leader and entrepreneur, Daniel Bbosa. He had been evading authorities before the skulls were found.
Bbosa was assassinated while returning home from work in February of this year.