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17-year-old kidnaps 5-year-old, demands Shs12m ransom

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
March 1, 2022
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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested by the police and flying squad unit in Masaka for kidnapping a 5-year-old boy and asking his family for a ransom of Shs12m.

Andrew Bugembe, a top-class pupil at Leos Junior P/S Nyendo, mysteriously disappeared from his parents’ home in Kayirikiti village in Nyendo- Mukungwe division on Wednesday.

His parents Andrew Nyanzi and Jalia Naggayi reported the matter to the local authorities and the police, prompting a joint search.

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But on Thursday, they received an anonymous call from a stranger, who threatened to kill their son and dump his body in a spot where it will be difficult to find the remains if they did not honor his Shs12m demand.

The family had offered to pay the money in two installments but the kidnapper insisted on getting all the money at once.

On Friday, Nyanzi and Naggayi received another call, and this time, the abductor wanted Shs30,000 as upkeep for the boy, a demand to which they agreed to and sent the money immediately but requested him to put the boy online to confirm if he was still alive.

In a brief talk, the boy said he was with Joachim before the captor switched the phone off in fury. The name gave them a hint about a teenager who once worked at their poultry farm before he was relieved of his duties due to alleged theft.

At the time of his termination, the teen known to them as Joachim Tumwebaze was not pleased with his boss’ decision and vowed to retaliate in every possible way but the boy’s parents ignored the threats.

With this information, they reinforced the search until Tumwebaze was spotted at a mobile money shop in Kisuuna village, where he had gone to withdraw the money that had been sent to him.

The flying squad detectives trailed Tumwebaze up to his residence where he was arrested and the boy was found and reunited with his parents.

According to Nyanzi, they were lucky that his son knew his kidnapper by name.

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