Suspect Arrested for Trafficking a Minor, Police Investigations are Underway 

Detectives in Mityana have arrested a suspect and have commenced investigating a case of aggravated trafficking in children that occurred on 07/11/2023. The incident was reported as a disappearance at Namukoozi Police Post on 7/11/2023 at 06:27pm by Bakajjube Zaverio, a 46-year-old male resident of Kikumbi Cell, Busimbi Division in Mityana District.

According to the report, Bakajjube Zaverio's granddaughter, Nanyondo Sharifa, a 3-year-old female and daughter of Kiyemba Ismail and Nankinga Betty, disappeared on 7/11/2023 around 1300hrs at Kikumbi Cell, Busimbi Division in Mityana district. The child was last seen in the company of Najemba Hamidah's maid (a neighbor).

A crime scene investigation was conducted, and one suspect, Najjemba Hamidah, was arrested to assist in the ongoing investigation. It is alleged that Nakimera, the maid to Najjemba Hamidah, who had been in the area for only two days, may have trafficked the victim. Nakimera was allegedly brought to Kikumbi Cell by Najjemba Hamidah.

Preliminary findings suggest that the suspect hails from the areas of Banda in Mityana District. 
"Search efforts are underway to recover the victim and apprehend the suspect. Rachel Kawala, the PRO Wamala region said.