18-year-old girl and her boyfriend arrested for faking own kidnap to defraud her father

Police Flying Squad Unit in Kampala, has arrested an 18-year-old woman, Regina Nakiwu for allegedly faking her own kidnap with intention of defrauding Shs2,000,000 from her father.

Nakiwu and her boyfriend, William Ssenyonga, had wanted to get Shs2m by pretence that she had been kidnapped for ransom. 

The two lovers were arrested after Ponsiano Mbaziira, a father to Nakiwu,

reported to police.

Ssenyonga told police he called Nakiwu on a Tuesday to come pay him a visit at his home in Kawaala, Kasubi.

He said as they pondered on their next point in life, Nakiwu suggested a plan which Senyonga would use to get money to expand his shoe business.

She suggested to him to call her father claiming he had kidnapped her and demand a two million shillings ransom. Ssenyonga perceived it as a brilliant idea and made a call to the girlfriend's father and threatened to kill her if the money wasn't delivered.

Mbaziira asked for time to get the money. He reported a case with Flying Squad Unit. 

Police officers then tracked the two love birds were found at Ssenyonga's home in Kawaala while they were having lunch.

Nakiwu told police she was trying to help her boyfriend expand his shoe business so that he could afford enough money to pay bride price.

The suspects are currently under CPS Police detention pending arraignment in court of law.