Her arrest follows the apprehension of the prime suspect, Rashid Gadala (47) by the Flying Squad in another murder incident of Kasifa Nakaziba (62), a resident of Buvuma district and a businesswoman, dealing in produce.
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The Kiira Region Police are holding the former education officer for Jinja City, Amina Mutesi on allegations of human sacrifice.
Amina’s arrest is linked to the alleged ritual murder of a 26-year-old Jessica Mutesi. Amina is currently out of active service due to allegations of mismanagement of Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds in Jinja city.
Her arrest follows the apprehension of the prime suspect, Rashid Gadala (47) by the Flying Squad in another murder incident of Kasifa Nakaziba (62), a resident of Buvuma district and a businesswoman, dealing in produce.
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Buvuma deputy Resident District Commissioner, Patrick Mubiru told Kyaggwe TV that Gadala, a resident of Masese Zone in Jinja City was arrested together with other two suspects, Samuel Ngobi a.k.a Rasta (35) and Annet Nabirye, his girlfriend after kidnapping Nakaziba, asked for ransom of one mission shillings but later killed and buried her in a potato plantation at Lwazi village in Busamuzi sub-county, Buvuma district.
Mubiru added that after leading the police to the scene where they had buried Nakaziba’s body, Gadala also revealed that they had killed and buried another woman in Njeru.
The killing of Jessica is said to have occurred at Amina’s upcountry homestead, located in the Nyenga division of Njeru municipality in Buikwe district, in April 2025.
James Mubi, the Kiira region Police spokesperson on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, confirmed Amina’s detention at Nalufenya Police Station located in Jinja City.
She is believed to have been under custody since Saturday.
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She is alleged to have confided in a casual worker to assist her in finding a human being for sacrifice to settle her case and eventually reclaim her job, which she had already lost to someone else.
Police stated that the casual worker approached his colleague after Amina promised a ransom deal of three million shillings in case they brought her a human being to accomplish her mission.
The duo, with an advance of sh500,000 accepted and went ahead to get in touch with Jessica, who was yearning for employment and allegedly hoodwinked her for a house-help job.
After being convinced, they allegedly sent her transport money, and she subsequently travelled and met the duo in Njeru, Buikwe district.
They allegedly took her to Amina’s residence, from where she allocated her a room in her boys’ quarters. Investigations reveal that the duo also spent a night at the premises, and they fulfilled their mission of strangling Jessica during her second night at Amina’s home. After killing her, the prime suspect revealed to the investigating officers that they stealthily buried her body behind Amina’s pit latrine.
Even after accomplishing the mission, Mubi said that the duo kept demanding the former education officer their remaining balance of sh2.5m in vain.
However, the Police explained that in mid-May 2025, Jessica’s family members got information that she had been kidnapped and held hostage until they sent a ransom for her to be released.
Without revealing the amount of the ransom, Mubi said this prompted the family to report a case of kidnap at Walukuba Police Station where full-scale investigations commenced.
Amina’s troubles came to light when the key suspects, after being apprehended, confessed how she lured them into the mission with what they described as a lucrative deal of three million shillings, which she never fully paid.
Sources have intimated that the two men were arrested by the Police Flying Squad Unit and are currently being detained at different locations.
Being located in a different jurisdiction, Mubi stated that the Kiira region Police are in the process of transferring them to the Njeru Police for further handling, as the alleged murder took place in the Ssezibwa region, which operates as an independent police entity.
The Police have assured the public of their commitment to providing full protection and support in apprehending individuals who view human beings as sacrificial objects.
“We are enhancing a comprehensive community approach in addressing and preventing human ritual sacrifices to have a peaceful society,” he said.
Amina’s woes began in July 2022 when she allegedly abused her authority by irregularly ordering head teachers from several government-aided schools to divert about sh1.4 billion Universal Primary Education capitation grants for other activities and personal gains.
She, together with two other officials, kept reporting at the CIID headquarters until their eventual arraignment before Grade One magistrate Christopher Opit of the Anti-Corruption Court, who later released them on bond late last year.
Before this case is resolved, the law has caught up with Amina in another matter. If she is found guilty, it could be classified as murder or manslaughter, which carries a potential life imprisonment or death penalty sentence.
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