Luanda, 08 August, 2025 / 8:27 pm (ACI Africa).
Fr. Vasco Ngonguela Samba, a 30-year-old member of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola, who went missing on July 31, has been found dead, and his father arrested on suspicion of homicide.
The body of the Curate of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish of Huambo Archdiocese was discovered in Kwando River dam near the Kwando Catholic Mission, and taken to the morgue of Huambo General Hospital by the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC).
On August 6, SIC officials announced the arrest of the Priest’s father, Amândio dos Santos Samba. According to SIC spokesperson Manuel Halaiwa, he was detained on suspicion of homicide.
“The Criminal Investigation Service immediately launched an investigation in recent days, which led to the location of the Priest, unfortunately already deceased, whose body was found today, August 6, submerged in the dam of the Cuando River,” he said.
Mr. Halaiwa further explained, “After all formalities were completed and a judicial inspection was conducted at the site, the body was removed to the morgue of Huambo General Hospital for forensic examination.”
