Bbosa was gunned down near his home in Lungujja, a Kampala suburb, on February 24, 2024, by assailants riding on boda bodas. Detectives from the Crime Intelligence Department (CID) arrested Lujja earlier this week in Kimelika-Namulonge, Busikuma, after evading capture for nearly six months.
On Friday, Lujja was brought to Buganda Road court to record an extra-judicial statement under tight security. According to the Evidence Act, an extra-judicial statement is an out-of-court utterance, written or oral that can include a confession, admission, or any statement against the interests of the maker.
Sources indicate that Lujja cited three major reasons for the murder: revenge for the 1989 killing of his father, a man named Israel, allegedly by Lwomwa and his family members; the sale of Ndiga clan land in Mbale, Mpigi; and the desecration of his ancestor’s grave by building a toilet on it. He also mentioned Lwomwa’s opposition to his claim of ownership over Namulonge land.
Lujja, who claims to be the rightful Lwomwa, reportedly orchestrated the murder to reclaim his title. He further revealed that four of the five people arrested and charged with Bbosa’s murder are innocent, except for his nephew, Noah Lujja.
The other suspects – Harriet Nakiguli, a resident of Nkere Corner Zone in Kawempe Division; Joseph Nakabale, a carpenter from Gala, Mpigi Town Council; Ezra Mayanja, a carpenter from Kiganda Zone in Kawempe; and Milly Naluwenda, secretary to the Kisekwa cultural court of Buganda, have been appearing before the Mwanga II Magistrate’s court as police continued to search for Tabula.
Lujja clarified that Naluwenda was only involved in informing him of Lwomwa’s murder and was not part of the plot. Lujja also denied any involvement in human sacrifice, explaining that the 17 skulls recovered from his shrine in Mpigi were legitimately obtained for ancestral purposes.
Chief magistrate Ronald Kayizzi reportedly warned Lujja that his statements would be used against him during the trial. It is still unclear when Tabula will be formally arraigned in court. Prior to Bbosa’s death, a longstanding dispute within the Buganda kingdom, dating back over 480 years, had led the Buganda cultural court to direct Bbosa to step down from leadership due to lineage discrepancies among the clan’s true descendants.
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