City accountant, francis Onebe is set to face court this morning over murder charges of his estranged wife whose decomposing body was retrieved from a septic tank at their Munyonyo home.
Police has been investigating Onebe and security guard Bonny Oriokot over the murder of Immaculate Onebe.
“Onebe Francis together with his home guard Bony who allegedly murdered Mrs.Immaculate Asio Onebe have been charged of Murder C/S 188 &189 of the Penal Code Act. The two will appear today 21st Sept 2021 at Makindye Court at 10:00Am” CID Spokesperson Charles Twiine said.
The DNA test results last week confirmed that the decomposing body which was retrieved from a septic tank of Francis Onebe’s home was of his wife, Immaculate.
Her family picked the remains from the city mortuary for burial. The 62 year old, proprietor of a security firm reportedly went missing in January 2021. She was buried on the weekend in Kaberamaido district.
Onebe was last week arrested after his wife’s body was found in the septic tank. He was arrested after police established about his intentions to flee the country. But upon arrest, Onebe said he was traveling for treatment, and his earlier reasons to travel to Nairobi also indicated appointments with doctors.
The arrest also followed the nabbing of a former security guard of Onebe who sneaked into the home. It is averred that the guard identified as Okariot disappeared moments after Onebe’s wife went missing.
In January, Onebe reported the case of missing wife Immaculate Onebe at Kabalagala police alleging that his wife was kidnapped by security agencies which were moving in a ‘drone’. He mounted a search for his wife, visiting the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in Kireka, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) in Mbuya and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID); however he failed to locate her.
Onebe who was held as the prime suspect in the death of his wife didn’t relent, he placed adverts in newspapers, radios and television stations as well as social media.
