A self-proclaimed healer has been reportedly found with 24 human skulls in Uganda.

Ddamulira Godfrey may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison as he would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act

police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said of the the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey. Animal remains and skins were also found in his shrine in the suburbs of the capital, Kampala.

Police are still searching Mr Godfrey’s shrine in the hopes of recovering more human remains.

“We are charging him first under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act, which [prohibits] one being in possession of human body parts and instruments of human sacrifice,” Mr Onyango said.

Mr Godfrey claims to be a traditional healer and herbalist. However, the country’s Traditional Healers’ Association has distanced itself from him.

This is not the first time such a shocking discovery has been made in Uganda in recent weeks.

Last month, police recovered 17 human skulls from a shrine in the central district of Mpigi, about 41km (25 miles) from Kampala.

Both discoveries have been linked to human sacrifice for ritual purposes.