Crime preventer’s child kidnappers demand Shs1 million ransom

Police in Bugiri District are hunting for unidentified people who are demanding for Shs1 million ransom before releasing a five-year-old boy they kidnapped.The abduction reportedly occurred in Busowa Town where Roman Wegulo is said to have gone missing two days ago.

At Busawo Police Post, the distressed parents said the child who was playing near their home went missing on Sunday afternoon.Ms Sylvia Namukose, the boy’s mother says they found out that he had been kidnapped when an unidentified woman rang them the following day and asked for Shs1 million to release the child.

The boy’s father, Ronald Matende, a crime preventer attached to Busowa Police Post says the kidnappers have threatened to harm the child if the ransom is not paid.The police spokesman in Busoga East region, James Mubi says they are working tooth and nail to track the perpetrators and recover the child.

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