Inhumane Acts, As Children Are Sacrifice For Good Luck In Uganda

Several children were ritually murdered and mutilated during the recent election season in Uganda,  a Christian charity says.  The activists believe that killings were meant to invoke magic bringing" wealth and power "
The body parts of victims might have been used to bring good luck to political hopefuls in Uganda, the Kyampisi Child Care Ministries (KCM) charity said on Monday.

"Like in the past, child sacrifice is common during election period and the perpetrators believe that spilling blood brings luck. We think the killings were election-related," child protection worker Shelin Kasozi said.

A total of six cases were reported in several district in central Uganda since October last year, during the in the run-up to the general election and immediately after the February 18 polls. The suspects were apprehended but the trials have not yet began, Kasozi added.

However, senior ministry official in charge of the issue, Moses Binoga, said there was no conclusive evidence that the children were killed for election purposes.