Ugandan self-proclaimed healer found with 24 human skulls faces charges - police

Police tell the BBC he may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison.

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Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey, would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act.

Animal remains and skins were also found in Mr Godfrey's shrine in the suburbs of the capital, Kampala.

Police are still searching Mr Godfrey's shrine in the hopes of recovering more human remains.

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