Buyende, (UG):- Police in Buyende District, eastern Uganda, have arrested a 23-year-old man on allegations of defiling a 17-year-old juvenile and the LC1 Chairman for compounding a felony.
The suspects have been identified as Mugeere Wycliff, resident of Namalogwe, Nkoone Parish Irundu Sub-county, and Mutaka Moses, the father to the juvenile, who is also the LC I Chairman of Bukyaala Village, Nkoone Parish in the same sub-county in Buyende District.
The duo’s arrest follows a viral social media clip involving the victim and the suspects in a traditional marriage ceremony.
Preliminary findings indicate that on March 2nd, 2025, Mutaka hosted the traditional marriage ceremony between Mugeere and his under age daughter at his home. The two have since stayed together as husband and wife.
Police said further inquiries are ongoing to establish more findings and have more suspects brought to the books of law.
