Detectives from Uganda Police Force together with soldiers from Uganda People’s Defense Forces have raided a cave at Kireku village in Luwero district and forcefully disbanded a group of 70 people who were there allegedly undergoing radicalism in Islam.
It is alleged that thirteen years ago, a man identified as Isah Kisinja settled on a hill located at Kireku village in Kikyusa sub-county but recently over 70 people including 30 children joined him and started living in a cave, with some sleeping in tents and camps around.
According to Rosemary Namatovu the LC 1 Chairperson of Kireku village, they first thought the people had come for traditional rituals but later they discovered that they were practicing and undergoing Islamic teaching.
Nulu Kijjambu the LC 3 Chairperson of Kikyusa sub county says that although the group had not been involved in any criminal activity, they became suspicious of the influx of people at the hill and she alerted the Resident District Commissioner to investigate their objectives.
A team of security operatives commanded by Richard Bwabye the Luwero Resident District Commissioner raided the cave on Thursday to find out what the group was doing and their welfare.
Security personnel searched the cave, huts and tents but found nothing to link them to the crime. However, Bwabye said that on interviewing them, they found out that they were undergoing radicalism in Islam and living in a filthy state which could expose them to disease outbreaks.
As a result, he ordered the arrest of three leaders for interrogation and others were immediately transported to their homes in Kayunga district.
