Police in Kampala Metropolitan North are investigating the murder of Aneza Merisa, a student of Naalya Secondary School, Lugazi Campus.
The case was first reported at Wandegeya Police Station on 6th November 2025 by her mother, Kamuganga Sarah, after the student went 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 found dressed in a navy-blue school skirt labeled “Nanyonga VII,” raising suspicion that the victim was a student.
Due to the advanced state of decomposition, the body was initially buried by mortuary staff in Kayunga.
As investigations progressed, police secured a court order to exhume the body for proper identification. DNA samples were taken and submitted to the Forensics Headquarters in Naguru.
The DNA results have since positively confirmed that the body recovered in Nagalama is that of the missing juvenile, Aneza Merisa.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Racheal Kawala, said that with this confirmation, the matter is now being treated as a murder case.
“Detectives are following leads to establish the circumstances under which Aneza was killed and how her body ended up dumped in the swamp,” Kawala said.
She extended condolences to the bereaved family and assured the public that police are committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice.
“The body was handed over to the relatives for burial on Saturday,” she added.
