Tragic news from Soroti University indicates that missing Senior lecturer, Dr. Wilfred Olila was found dead on Friday.
He had been feared dead and his body was discovered along the Otuboi-Abalanga Road in Kalaki district, eastern Uganda.
“We have got no details surrounding his demise but the university has received the news of his death with shock,” said Juma Hassan Nyene, Soroti University spokesperson.
Dr. Olila had been serving as an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist at the institution.
According to Kyoga East regional Police commander Damalie Nachuha, the deceased’s body was discovered in Ogolai village, Kaberpila parish, with his hands and legs bound with ropes.
He was wearing a Uganda Medical Association (UMA) T-shirt, which helped in the initial identification process.
The respected medical professional, who held both his MBChB (1984) and Master of Medicine in ENT (2008) from Makerere University, was found with signs of physical trauma, including a bloodied face and a blood-stained bandage wrapped around his head.
Dr. Andrew Mark Muyanga of the Uganda Medical Association expressed the medical community’s grief, stating, “Dr Olila was brutalized and left for dead. His lifeless body was discovered by the Otuboi Police, left by the roadside, with a UMA T-shirt serving as the only identifier.”
Police have launched a murder investigation under case file VIDE CRB 023/2025 KALAKI CPS, while the body has been transferred to Kaberamaido Hospital mortuary for postmortem examination.
