Hoima ‘missile fabricator’ worried about his health
By David Ayebale
Posted Tuesday, December 18 2012 at 02:00
Posted Tuesday, December 18 2012 at 02:00
In Summary
Anatoli Kiiza says security officials may have
planted a device in his body that is gradually weakening him.Mr Anatoli Kiiza, 26, the man who allegedly fabricated a gadget similar to a missile in Hoima District early this month, has complained about his health.
Mr Kiiza, who has since disappeared and his whereabouts are a subject of police investigations, told journalists in Hoima Town recently that he suspected that security officials might have planted a device in his body “that is gradually weakening me.”
Mr Kiiza, who was arrested in June in Kiryateete, a Hoima Municipality suburb, was later transferred to Jinja Road Police Station, where he said he spent two weeks.
He alleged that before being taken to Butabika Hospital for a psychiatric examination, he was taken to an undisclosed facility and armed men, inserted a device into his hand.
“They led me into a room full of devices, and made me step on one of them putting my hand on another. I then felt some sharp object entering me,” he said.
He said ever since he was released, he has been feeling a lot of pain and dizziness.
Mr Kiiza said he had reported his condition to the Uganda Human Rights Commission.
He said that after healing, he intends to make the missile which he said can cover a distance of 450km if fired.
When contacted for comment, the Midwestern region police commander, Mr Charles Ssebambulidde, said: “I know that Kiiza was arrested for making that device but reports from Butabika indicated that he was mentally ill. That is why he was not charged.”
