Kampala – The trial of alleged Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) leader Jamil Mukulu and 24 others continued on Tuesday, November 19, 2025, at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala, with witnesses providing harrowing accounts of attacks linked to the suspects.
The second prosecution witness, whose identity remains protected for security reasons, recounted registering the body of Sheikh Abdul Khadir Muwaya Ductoor at the City Mortuary in Mulago in December 2014.
The witness described the Sheikh’s injuries, including blood-stained clothing with visible holes and a neck scarf, as consistent with a violent assault.
Another witness, 39-year-old farmer Ndibogeza Salaama from Namayingo District, told court she witnessed suspicious activity near Nakudi gold mine on February 1, 2015.
She described seeing a man known as Ibra arrive on a motorcycle and answer questions about “gold pits” being dug.
Later, Salaama heard gunshots near her village and found Tito Okware dead, describing the killing as gruesome, with the victim’s eyes reportedly removed. Residents said the attackers fled the scene on a motorcycle.
Mukulu faces multiple charges before Uganda’s International Crimes Division, including terrorism, murder, kidnapping, and aiding and abetting war crimes.
He is accused of orchestrating attacks on civilians and security forces across the country, leading to numerous deaths and abductions, and of commanding the ADF, an outlawed armed group designated as a terrorist organisation.
The trial seeks to hold him and 24 co-accused accountable for their roles in these violent campaigns.
The High Court has adjourned the case to November 20, 2025, when it will continue hearing from the third witness in collaboration with the first prosecution witness.