RUKIGA DISTRICT – Police in Rukiga District have arrested a 30-year-old man accused of exhuming his late mother’s grave and removing a human skull in circumstances that have shocked residents.
The suspect has been identified as Tweyongere Tofiri, a resident of Rutooma Cell, Nyakagabagaba Parish, Rwamucucu Sub-county. He was arrested on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Kigezi Regional Police spokesperson SP Nelson Tumushime said Tofiri allegedly went to the grave of his mother, Medius Allen Tumushabe, who died in 2011 and was buried at her ancestral home in Rutooma Village.
According to police, the suspect allegedly exhumed his mother’s remains without lawful authority, a court order or the consent of family members and relevant local authorities.
Community members reportedly apprehended him while he was in possession of a human skull believed to have been taken from the grave.
The incident reportedly left family members and residents shocked and frightened, with the motive behind the alleged exhumation yet to be established.
Tumushime said the suspect was being detained at Rukiga District Central Police Station as investigations continued.
Tofiri is facing allegations of criminal trespass, exhuming a body and disturbing the peace of the dead, contrary to the Penal Code Act.
He is expected to appear in court once police investigations are complete.
