There were alarms raised at the Mitchell hall yesterday night as residents of the hall came out to the horrific scenes of Nachejju Brenda who had fallen from the 3rd floor of a room in the residence. Brenda a second year student of Makerere offering Drama and film was lying on the floor in helpless pain and oozing a lot of blood from her legs and part of her head after her dramatic fall. The victim was carried to the front of the hall by a number of Mitchell hall residents. Help was sought to get the victim transported to a health facility. Many people were asked to help but to no avail. An ambulance was called but it arrived about 20 minutes later. The male students of Mitchell hall resorted to stopping cars passing by and fortunately, one Mr. Salim Katumba who happened to be driving by the road adjacent to Mitchell Hall came to her aid. A number of residents put her into Mr. Katumba’s vehicle. Mr. Katumba drove the victim to Mulago Hospital, escorted by the Commander of Operations Mr. Jude Masingano riding on his police motor bike.
When asked what had transpired, the victim, amid sharp gasps of pain, through her bloodstained lips, intimated that she had been locked inside the room she had fallen from and that she had been threatened by the room occupant of the male only hall who is known as Jeremiah. When asked how long she had known the said Jeremiah, she mentioned that they had been acquainted since the start of the semester.” I jumped on my own, I was locked in the room and I jumped” ,according to reports Brenda jumped to save her life after Jeremiah the occupant of the room tried to rape her countless times but failed to force her into submission. Jeremiah then locked her in his room after numerous unsuccessful attempts of trying to rape her.
Doctors are doing their best to save her life and she is now in stable condition says a close friend.
Police then launched an ambush to arrest the suspect on run, Bravo to OC Kasibante, ops commander Jude Masingano, Sgt Byaruhanga and Ip Mbadi for their quick response in apprehending Jeremiah who was on the run. The Mitchell hall community is saddened by the incident, the unfortunate always happens but we never always give it a thought. Well Mitchell Hall in Makerere University has just experienced one of its worst things to go in history.
Jeremiah isn’t her boyfriend; he was just some horny guy in his 4th year offering bachelors of medicine and surgery. It is alleged that Jeremiah has raped many other girls but has always found his way around courts of law and police. Brenda was yet to be another one of his victims but she jumped out of fear to avoid becoming another of his victims.
Police has clarified on the horrifying incident and a case file of attempted rape has been lodged against Jeremiah.
Speaking exclusively to Chimp Reports, Makerere Chief Security Officer (CSO) Jackson Mucungizi identified the suspect as Jeremiah Mukyemu, 26, a Mugisu by tribe and student of Medicine and Surgery. He said the two had met in Wandegeya earlier in the day before Mukyemu invited his victim to come check out his room. “He made the first attempt to rape her but it failed. He then locked the room and tried again, still without any success. This is when he left her locked up and went to buy some things from the canteen,” Mucunguzi told Chimp Reports. He said that the already threatened lady also boiled water in a percolator which she would use in case the guy made another attempt. “When the guy opened the room, the lady poured the hot water into his face and things got out of control. The guy became very violent and with the room locked, this forced the lady to jump out the window.”
Mucunguzi said that the suspect had been apprehended and is being held at Wandegeya Police Station. “He had another similar case in 2015 where he tried to rape another girl and went into hiding. They later sorted themselves with the girl’s family and he came back to school.”
The Chief Security Officer warned students against drug abuse, a practice he says has led to many such behaviors.“Students should stop smoking marijuana, shisha and taking Kuber. These drugs cause them not to think properly,” he said.
Move to Clean up Halls
Mucunguzi said the police will do a sweep in halls, registering all students to make sure they are no thugs being housed there. The officer said in his conclusive statement“I am going to ask for their National IDs and Student IDs then register all of them. These custodians could be housing thugs when they are not aware,” he said.
