The Police have arrested a 23 year old Makerere University student for allegedly faking her own kidnap and demanding a five million ransom from her friends.
The student identified as Jane Francis Nampijja, a resident of Nsumbi, Kyebando Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District is being held at Nansana police station.
According to her friends, Nampijja allegedly disappeared from home on Saturday morning and sent messages to all friends using her phone, claiming that she was in the hands of kidnappers and that they were demanding a ransom.
However, the relatives immediately reported the matter at Nansana Police Station vide SD REF: 73/25/08/2018. Police in Nansana followed intelligence leads, located and found her at Mark Cottages where she had rented a room and kidnapped self.
Nampijja was arrested and is currently detained at Nansana Police station. She told police that the ransom money was intended to facilitate her planned outings with friends.
