Published on 25/11/2025
Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan North are investigating the murder of Aneza Merisa, a student at Naalya SS, Lugazi Campus.
The case was first reported to Wandegeya Police Station on 6th November 2025 by her mother, Kamuganga Sarah, who reported her missing. On 10th November 2025, a decomposing body was recovered from Musaale Swamp in Namulaba Village, Kyampisi Subcounty, under Nagalama Police Station. The body was dressed in a navy-blue student skirt labeled “Nanyonga VII,” suggesting that the victim may have been a student.
Due to the body’s advanced state of decomposition, it was buried by mortuary staff in Kayunga. However, as the investigation progressed, police sought and obtained a court order to exhume the body for proper identification.
DNA samples were extracted and submitted to the Forensics Headquarters in Naguru. The results have since returned positive, confirming that the body recovered in Nagalama is that of the missing juvenile, Aneza Merisa.
With this confirmation, we are now treating the case as a murder investigation. Detectives are following leads to establish the circumstances under which Aneza was killed and her body dumped in the swamp. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and assure the public that we are committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice. The body was handed over to the relatives for burial on Saturday.
