BUSHENYI, UGANDA – Bushenyi District Police have launched an investigation into the sudden death of Darius Nyehangane, a male adult found lifeless in a lodge room at Addex Bar and Lodges in Ishaka-Bushenyi Municipality on September 30, 2025.
According to police, Nyehangane checked into the lodge at 11 pm on September 29, 2025, but failed to wake up by 9 am the next day. The lodge owner reported the incident to Ishaka Police, who responded promptly and retrieved the body.
The police managed the scene according to standard procedure and delivered the body to Kitagata Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death. The lodge owner has been arrested to assist with the investigation.
Police Urge Lodge Owners:
The Greater Bushenyi regional police spokesperson, SP Apollo Tayebwa, urged lodge and hotel owners to demand proper identification from guests and maintain registration books for security reasons.
“We appeal to all lodge and hotel owners and managers to always demand full particulars from their customers and have them captured in their lodge or hotel books for security reasons,” SP Tayebwa said.
The investigation is ongoing as police work to determine the circumstances surrounding Nyehangane’s death.
