KAMPALA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The police in eastern Uganda is investigating a case in Pallisa district where a woman was forced by her husband to breast-feed his dogs, a police spokesperson said here on Tuesday.
Judith Nabakooba, Uganda Police Force spokesperson told Xinhua by telephone that Nathan Amoloi forced his wife Jennifer Alupot to breast-feed his five puppies since his cows were taken by her family as bride price.
"Investigations are still going on, the man was arrested but later released on police bond," Nabakooba said.
Police arrested Amoloi on May 4 but released him the following day and label his wife an insane woman.
Matia Kasaija, minister of state for internal affairs said that a team of investigators from the Criminal Investigation Department headquartered in Kampala will be sent to Pallisa to bring the case to a logical conclusion.
"This is a serious matter. I will ensure that this woman gets justice," Kasaija was quoted as saying by the state-owned New Vision daily on Tuesday.
"How can a man force his wife to breast-feed dogs? How can such a thing happen in this modern world where we have Police?" he wondered, promising to hold accountable the police officers in the district if investigations show they mishandled the case.
The couple, now 11 years in marriage, lost its third-born-child, who was sharing his mother's breasts with the puppies, to suspected rabies early last year. Rabies is a fatal viral disease that causes acute inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals.
"I produced four children but one of them died last year. I now have a three-month-old baby but my husband has been forcing me to share the breast milk with his five puppies," Alupot was quoted assaying by the New Vision.
Alupot's case has caused angry reactions especially from women activists calling for the hanging of Amoloi.
The Association of Female Lawyers in Uganda has offered free legal services to Alupot to ensure she gets justice.
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