{"id":1657,"date":"2021-01-05T19:20:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T19:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/uganda\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2021-01-05T17:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:43:04","slug":"suspected-thieves-abandon-child-at-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspected-thieves-abandon-child-at-shop","title":{"rendered":"Suspected thieves abandon child at shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>POLICE | THIEVES | CRIME<\/p>\n<p>ARUA &#8211; The LC1 chairperson of Sambya South cell in Arua Hill ward, Arua city, Moses Amodo, is stranded with a child of about two years. The child was reportedly abandoned by suspected thieves who took off after being found stealing second-hand shoes at Sambya trading centre in Arua city on December 30. Amodo said on the fateful day, he was at his home when a shopkeeper reported a case of theft by two young people.<\/p>\n<p>He said the shopkeeper tried to arrest them, but they took off, leaving a young girl behind.Consequently, the shopkeeper took the girl to the nearby Police post, where she was advised to take the child to the area LC1 chairperson. &#8220;After receiving the child, I called most of the neighbouring local council chairpersons, but no one has come to pick the child. I even went to the religious leaders to announce during New Year&#8217;s prayers, but there has been no feedback,&#8221; Amodo said. He said the child cannot talk, so it is difficult to establish her parents or where she comes from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. POLICE | THIEVES | CRIME ARUA &#8211; The LC1 chairperson of Sambya South cell in Arua Hill ward, Arua city, Moses Amodo, is stranded with a child of about two years. 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