Here's What It's Like To Be A Cannibal In Uganda

Over the last year, there have been increasing reports of cannibalism in Uganda. Reports of cannibalism have been documented since at least 2011, when Dr. Heike Behrend, a professor at the University of Cologne, wrote a book on the practice, but the issue recieved a renewed focus after a particularly grisly incident in March.

Vocativ recently sent Brooklyn-based filmmaker Matthew Goldman to Uganda to check out the situation.

In Uganda, Goldman met Baboola, a self-professed cannibal, who told him about the situation in Uganda and why he eats human flesh.

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Cannibalism has been on the rise in the country in recent years. A pregnant woman and her child were supposedly killed and eaten in Rakai, a district in central Uganda, in March. 14 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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The reports of cannibalism have not gone over well. Ugandans have been keeping to a strict curfew at night to avoid supposed cannibals and, in recent months, people have been destroying the homes and businesses of those suspected of cannibalism.

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Joseph Kony, the leader of the much-maligned Lord's Resistance Army, has been accused of cannibalism. There have been reports that he makes soldiers drink the blood of enemies.

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Baboola told Goldman that he was introduced to cannibalism by a relative. The relative told Baboola that the meat was "good" and that he should eat it.

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Baboola says that he only eats people that are already dead, as opposed to to killing people. He says that the best tasting meat are people that have just died.

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Baboola has mostly given up the trade, though he "cheats" on special occasions.

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The entire video is pretty fascinating. Check it out here: