{"id":66411,"date":"2024-02-06T19:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=66411"},"modified":"2024-02-06T19:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:30:03","slug":"police-rescue-80-children-from-suspected-traffickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/police-rescue-80-children-from-suspected-traffickers","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue 80 children from suspected traffickers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Police in Mayuge District have rescued 83 children from suspected traffickers who reportedly picked them up from different parts of the Busoga sub-region.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Police say the children, aged between five and 16 years, were found confined in a house in Wabulungu village, Magamaga Town Council, Mayuge District, after reportedly being picked from Bugiri, Iganga, Mayuge and Kamuli districts.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayuge District Police Commander, Ms Agnes Aanyu, said the children, most of whom \u201cemaciated\u201d, were on Monday (today) set to be transported to an ungazetted area under the guise of being enrolled in different schools.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Aanyu said concerned residents tipped the police after noticing that the children were living in deplorable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got there with my team, including the chief administrative officer (CAO), resident district commissioner (RDC), and found boys sharing the same shelter with girls in bad living conditions,\u201d Ms Aanyu said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>She further revealed that 40-year-old Justine Namugere, who was informing the children\u2019s parents that she had secured bursaries for them, was arrested and is being detained at Mayuge Central Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ms Aanyu, Ms Namugere is said to have been using her organisation identified as NAMU Mission-Uganda to convince parents to give her their children with a promise to offer them scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were not aware of this organisation\u2019s existence, and work and have preferred charges of child trafficking against the suspect. I urge all parents whose children had been taken under an arrangement with NAMU-Uganda to crosscheck with police and pick them up,\u201d Ms Aanyu added.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Namugere, however, says her organisation is \u201clegally recognised\u201d and blamed \u201csabotage\u201d for her woes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy organisation is legally known all over the country and I even have certificates allowing me to operate in Mayuge and Iganga (districts),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Namugere also confessed to picking up the children from different parts of Busoga to enrol them in schools for cheaper education, but not human trafficking as it is being alleged.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayuge deputy RDC, Mr Hamis Kiganira, described Ms Namugere\u2019s narrative as a \u201cscapegoat\u201d, saying there are cheap private and government-aided (universal primary education) schools in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kiganira said sub-counties in the Mayuge District, especially those bordering water bodies like Malongo, are prone to child trafficking, with some of the children reportedly being trafficked for rebel activities.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, says the problem is being minimised by the intensified work of security through the office of the RDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Police in Mayuge District have rescued 83 children from suspected traffickers who reportedly picked them up from different parts of the Busoga sub-region. 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