Godliver Twinomugisha, the Officer in Charge of the Criminal Investigations Department at Fort Portal Police Station, says their attempts to apprehend the kidnapper hit a dead end because he used a stolen mobile phone from the childs relative about one week back.
According to the occupants, they have been under threats of eviction since 2016 and are worried that Mengo through Buganda Land Board-BLB may evict them anytime without due compensation despite occupying land for more than 30 years.
Ely Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, says Mugabes family negotiated with the kidnappers to reduce the ransom money from USD 20,000 and settled for USD 7500. He says Mugabes family sent the money prompting his kidnappers to escort him to Ishasha border in the wee hours of Tuesday morning where they set him free.
This morning, Babirye told court that they had received five witnesses to pin the suspects. The suspects lawyer, Evans Ochieng pleaded with court not to allow prosecution to bring the five witnesses.
Diaz Drake Oweyesigyire, a resident of Kagarama parish also in Bubaare Sub County and a tour guide at Lake Bunyonyi, says the deployment of marine police at the Lake Bunyonyi is overdue.
Jane Kajuga, the spokesperson of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, says they are yet to receive communication on the date for hearing their application for extraditing the suspect. All I know is that the process is still ongoing. We are waiting for the extradition hearing, Kajuga told URN.
