Mubende, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | A local church minister in Mubende Municipality has stunned the residents of Kanseera Cell with his admission of the ‘vicious and savage’ murder of his own 1-year-old son.
Pastor Alex Mugisha, from the Prophecy Pentecostal Church, confessed to the police that he committed the heinous act against his child, Samuel Niyokusiima.
During his arrest, Mugisha attributed his actions to psychological issues.
‘Yes, I killed but I was attacked by psychological challenges and I also went to the hospital but it wasn’t my intention to kill him and I’m sorry for that,” Mugisha said.
In an era where some pastors are drawn into dark practices, including human sacrifices to attract followers, Pastor Alex Mugisha’s recent crime has shocked many and will be difficult to reconcile in the court of public opinion.
Mugisha was arrested immediately after committing the horrific act of killing his own toddler, Samuel Niyokusiima.
He was discovered by his wife, Mediya Mukanohere, who returned from the garden to find her husband attempting to flee.
The scene was grisly, with Mugisha covered in blood—both his son’s and his own—creating a nightmarish image that would unsettle even the most hardened of observers.
“When he saw me, he tried to run away and when I entered the room, I found my son in a pool of blood, his neck severed,” Mukanohere said.
Mediya Mukanohere revealed that her husband had been mistreating her and attempting to evict her from their home, despite their previously stable life together with their eight children.
In response to the shocking crime, residents of Kanseera have expressed growing concern over the proliferation of born-again churches in the area. They are calling for government intervention to address the issue and prevent similar incidents in the future.
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“Some born-again pastors might be agents of Satan because in our community churches are being established everyday yet we don’t know their missions,” said Edward Katongole.
“We are so shocked seeing a pastor kill his own son, we have never witnessed such a case,” said another.
Steven Kyazze Ssemyalo, vice chairperson of Kanseera village, noted that many new churches are emerging from disputes among self-styled pastors.
Wamala Region Police spokesperson Rachel Kawala confirmed that Pastor Alex Mugisha is in custody, and investigations into the case have commenced.
