NEBBI: POLICE HUNTS FOR TORTURE SUSPECT

By Mike Rwothomio
 
Zombo
 
Walter Ocan, a resident of Jupudeba Village, Pagwata North Parish, Acana Sub County, and Nebbi District is on the run, after torturing to nearly death his 12-year-old daughter on February 10, 2025.
 
The Child's grandfather Isaac Wacal , a teacher of Akworo Secondary School, took the incident to  public domain upon  sharing  on social media the hair-raising gruesome picture of the 12-year-old girl ,  tied using a rope looking so weak,  helpless and left for dead.
 
Local leaders reported that the  child faced the wrath of his errant father, upon  returning after she  disappeared  from home for some days due to unfriendly living condition at home, exacerbated by the father's violence against them.
 
The Child's grandfather Isaac Wacal, in an interview with this Publication on February 10, explained that the errant father pounced on the child, who returned home upon disappearing for some days.
 
"He locked up the child inside his house and started beating her simply because she was staying in the neighborhood with her friends,  when we forced ourselves inside, we found him beating up the child mercilessly upon tying her with a rope,  we pulled the child outside as he wanted to continue with the beating, after bringing the child outside, I first took picture of the child and shared on social media immediately." 
 
Walter Ocan who is on the run, is said to have a regular record of persistent violence against his children and their mother. Local leaders say he recently tortured his wife over unclear reasons.
 
David Oryema, the LCI chairperson of Jupudeba Village, Pagwata North Parish confirmed the incident, adding that Ocan tortured the child's genital badly, and she is currently struggling to urinate.
 
Oryema noted that he informed Police and also registered the case at Parombu Police Post in Parombu town council, immediately upon confirming the incident but the suspect fled to the woods.
 
He added that Police Officers from Parombu swung into action upon issuing police medical form to the Victim's mother.
 
"We immediately reported the matter to Police but the suspect fled upon seeing police from a distance, we are waiting for him and if he returns, we shall take him to police, this is not the first time he is beating up his family members," Oryema explained.
 
Apparently, the 12-year-old is receiving treatment at Parombo Health center III, in Nebbi District.
 
Many people in Greater Nebbi have with remorse and frustration reacted about the incident on social media platforms, calling for immediate intervention from Authorities.
 
Getting immediate response from Nebbi Police department proved futile.
 
PREVIOUS CASES
The glaring incident point out an uptick in cases of violence against children at homes and many cases remained unreported.
 
Last month, Police in Arua district arrested a woman from Embeva village, for reportedly torturing and inflicting burns on the genitals of her 4-year-old daughter for urinating on clothes.
 
Last year, a father dipped his son's hand in the fire, after the boy consumed cooked beans for lunch in Nyapea Sub County, Zombo District.
 
Most children in Uganda have experienced physical violence that threatens and halts their holistic and positive development – 59% of girls and 68% of boys.
 
By 2025, Uganda's Child Protection Programme aims to free all children from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation, including harmful practices, and realize their right to legal identity, by strengthening legislative, policy, budgetary and institutional frameworks.
 
 
 
 
 

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