President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has spoken out of the death of Sulayiman Jakana Nadduli, the son of his former minister and 1980 bush war friend Al-Hajji Abdul Nadduli. State Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs Kabuye Kyofatogaba revealed that in the morning, he received a phone call from president Museveni seeking for a confirmation on whether his friend’s son was really dead.
He added that a few minutes later Museveni made another phone call directing him to make sure that Jakana’s body is first taken to Mulago hospital for postmortem to examine the cause of his death. Minister Kabuye said that Museveni grieved over Jakana’s death and told him that he doesn’t want children of his bush war comrades to die like that because they are supposed to be the next leaders.
Sources at Mulago hospital said that Jakana’s postmortem report is expected to be given to his family within three days from today.
Jakana Suleiman Nadduli was pronounced dead today morning.
The deceased was recently arrested by security operatives and later charged in court over promoting sectarianism, a charge he denied. This was after he was involved in an accident that he claimed was staged early this year.
Jakana’s mother Sarah Najuma said that since his son was release from prison, he has been living a very painful life as a result of the torture he received when he was kidnapped by security operatives.
She explained that Jakana, who contested for Nakaseke Central MP seat was tortured by operatives when he was kidnapped from his home in Makindye Division, a Kampala suburb and was kept incommunicado for days before being presented in Court.
Nadduli, the former minister without portfolio in the office of the president said that he was with his son three days back before his death and he looked like he was recovering but on Sunday night, he received a shocking phone call that he was dead.
However, he warned those who think that killing Jakana will silence the aggrieved voices are wasting their time because other voices are going to come out.
There was a fight at Jakana’s burial between opposition and NRM members led by a one Sam Majambambere alias Empologoma ya NRM who was accused of threatening mourners with a pistol.
Jakana was laid to rest today at his ancestral home in Kaddunda village, Kapeeka in Nakaseke.
OPPOSITION POLITICIANS BITTER
The death of Jakana has left many questions with many opposition politicians calling upon government to stop the recent wave of indiscriminatory arrest and torture of their colleagues.
Earlier today, National Unity Platform (NUP) Lewis Rubongoya, he spoke to him Saturday and he sounded fine.
“We’ve woken up to the terrible news of the untimely passing of our brother Jakaana Nadduli. The family says he was found dead at his home, a few days after he was released from prison,” he said.
National Unity Platform boss Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine said, “Just learnt of the sudden death of our brother Jakana Sulayiman Nadduli, the son of Al Hajj Nadduli. He was abducted a few days back, tortured and spent days under incommunicado detention. In March, he was involved in an accident, which he thinks was staged. Most unfortunate!”
NUP Spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi said, “Saddened to learn of the passing of Jakana Nadduli, son to Hajj Nadduli.According to family, he was found dead at home. Days ago, he was released from jail, having spent there weeks after he was abducted by gun-wielding men, taken in a drone & tortured.”
People’s Front for Transition (PFT) boss and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye said, “A while ago, Jakana Nadduli was kidnapped, tortured & kept in illegal detetion for long. He was released in bad condition and today he is dead. The country must demand justice, not just for Jakana, but knowing if you keep quiet, you are sentencing yourself too.”
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura joked, “The bush war ‘liberators’ are now devouring their own Children! Rest in Peace Suleiman Jakana Nadduli Junior.”
NUP supporter Motiv Kasagga, who was recently arrested, kept incommunicado and allegedly tortured tweeted, “We shared the same torture story, same Museveni captors of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), same story of being injected with drugs we didn’t know but we were told it was treatment for our ‘recovery.
“From the time I left CMI custody, my life has never been the same. I’m not the jolly and healthy lad I used to be. I wake up with internal pain though I keep on trying every medication in my possibility to see myself recovering mentally and physically from what I experienced. Jakana is dead! Who is the next on Museveni’s black list? It can be me; it can be you and it can be everyone out there. None of us is safe!”
