At 12, April 25 -- 11am on April 23, 2026, Patrick Katungi, the father of 12-year-old Victor Katungi, received an unusual call from Benard Mangeni, the Primary Six class teacher at St Savio Junior School, Kisubi. His son, a boarding pupil in Primary Six, was missing.

After receiving the news, Patrick drove to the school and arrived at approximately 1:00am. He met Mangeni, who led him to the matron and the school's head of security. The quartet searched the classroom and school compound but Victor couldn't be found. They woke up one of Victor's friends who sleeps in a different dormitory. He confessed to having last seen Victor during supper on April 23, 2026.

"When we woke up other children who share the dormitory with Victor, they all ...