Uganda, Feb. 23 -- Residents of Nkalwe Village in Kkingo Sub-County, Lwengo District have asked the government to swiftly deploy more powerful equipment to aid the retrieval of the body of a man who was trapped inside a deep well nearly three weeks ago.

Ben Jjuuko, a 27-year-old resident of Kkingo Trading Centre is believed to have suffocated to death in a 200 -feet deep pit nearly three weeks ago.

Jjuuko's uncle, Mr Anthony Tamale said he visited his mother on February 4. Days after JJjuko returned to Kkingo Trading Centre where he resided rumours of his disappearance started circulating in the area.

"We went to his neighbours who revealed that he left his house with some equipment he uses to dig pits. We proceeded to Masaka Central P...