By Police in Kampala Metropolitan North have opened a murder investigation into the death of Aneza Merisa, a student of Naalya Secondary School, Lugazi Campus, whose decomposing body was discovered in a swamp four days after she was reported missing.
Aneza’s mother, Kamuganga Sarah, reported her disappearance at Wandegeya Police Station on 6 November 2025. Four days later, on 10 November, a body was recovered from Musaale Swamp in Namulaba Village, Kyampisi Subcounty, under Nagalama Police Station.
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The body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition, was found dressed in a navy-blue student skirt labeled “Nanyonga VII.” Police say the inscription suggested the victim could have been a student.
Because of the state of the remains, mortuary staff in Kayunga buried the body shortly after recovery. However, as the missing-person investigation intensified, detectives sought and secured a court order to exhume the remains for proper identification.
DNA samples were subsequently collected and sent to the Forensics Directorate in Naguru, where results confirmed that the recovered body was that of the missing student.
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“With this confirmation, we are now treating the case as a murder investigation,” said Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Rachael Kawala. She added that detectives are pursuing leads to establish how Aneza was killed and how her body ended up in the swamp.
Police assured the public of their commitment to apprehending those responsible.
The body was handed over to relatives for burial on Saturday.
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