Police in Kampala are conducting investigations into two separate incidents involving a missing juvenile and the recovery of an unidentified body.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says the first case, reported at Wandegeya Police Station on 6 November 2025, concerns the disappearance of Aneza Merisa, whose mother, Kamuganga Sarah, filed the complaint.
In a parallel investigation, Nagalama Police Station is handling a case involving the recovery of a decomposing body on 10 November 2025 from Musaale Swamp, Namulaba Village, Kyampisi Subcounty. The body was found dressed in a navy-blue student skirt marked “Nanyonga VII”, suggesting the deceased could have been a student. Police are engaging nearby schools to confirm whether any learners have been reported missing.
He explains that due to the advanced state of decomposition, staff at Kayunga mortuary proceeded with immediate burial. When the parents of the missing girl learnt of the discovery, they suspected the recovered body could be that of their daughter, although they did not physically view the remains.
According to Owoyesigyire, Police have since sought a court order to exhume the body and obtain DNA samples for scientific comparison.
In his statement, Owoyesigyire, urged the public to remain patient as the investigations unfold.
“We appeal to the general public to remain calm as investigations have not yet established any link between the missing juvenile and the body recovered in Nagalama,” ASP Owoyesigyire said. He added that further updates will be issued once more information is available.
This comes as a 15-year-old Senior Two student of Naalya Secondary School, Merisa Aneza, who went missing on November 4, is suspected to have been found dead, although police say the identity is not yet confirmed.
Aneza’s mother, Sarah Kamuganga, reported her daughter missing at Kikoni B Police Station on November 6. She says Aneza had been serving a one-week suspension from school and had been staying with her since October 28. According to the mother’s account, which remains unverified the student left home in uniform to meet her father, who was expected to escort her back to school, but never reached him.
Detectives later retrieved CCTV footage from a neighbour allegedly showing Aneza walking on foot, though at a distance.
On November 10, a decomposing female body was discovered in Musaale Swamp, Kyampisi, and buried by mortuary staff in Kayunga due to its condition. The body was found in a navy-blue skirt labelled “Nanyonga VII”, suggesting the deceased could have been a student.
After images circulated online, Aneza’s parents suspected the body could be hers. The mother claims she travelled to Nagalama, viewed the remains, and identified the body as her daughter, but police say this identification is not yet scientifically confirmed.
Owoyesigyire however said the force is handling two separate incidents: the missing juvenile case at Wandegeya and the recovered body at Nagalama. He explained that although individuals claiming to be the parents have come forward, police cannot hand over the remains until DNA testing verifies the identity.