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Two arrested for faking kidnap to extort money from family members

Hoima, Uganda | URN | Police in Hoima District have arrested two young men accused of staging their own kidnapping in an alleged attempt to extort 2 million Shillings from their family members. The suspects have been identified as John Bosco Tumukunde, 20, and Ian Ajuna, 20, both residents of Kikerege Village, Butema Parish, Buhanika Sub-county in Hoima District. The duo was apprehended by the Flying Squad Unit attached to the Albertine Region P…
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The Independent Uganda: broke the news on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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