The Inspector General of Police -IGP Martin Okoth Ochola has noted with concern the increasing incidences of aggravated torture and abuse of children in the country.
This after videos of children being violently abused went viral on social media
IGP Ochola has now directed the Child and Family Protection Unit in the Police to investigate all these videos and ensure that cases of torture and abuses against children are stopped.
Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson informed the journalists during weekly media briefing in Kampala that at least 33 cases of aggravated torture and abuses of children in the videos have been registered in Kampala Metropolitan area .
He revealed that most of the suspects have been arraigned before courts of law.
According to Enanga most of the suspects involved in these criminal acts are parents, guardians and caretakers .
Enanga however says that they are hunting for a female suspect in Bbunga -Kabalagala, Makindye division seen in video torturing her son.
He sounded a warning to whoever may be hiding her , saying they will also be apprehended once found.
Police has also warned film producers to stop publishing videos of children tortured and abused that have no warning messages and mislead the public, citing the recent video on social media that showed a mother burying her live son with soil in a dug pit
