The increasing cases of child abduction in West Mugirango constituency have caused an outcry from parents, who have urged the government to take stiff measures to combat the incidents.
Speaking on Tuesday at Nyainogu village following a meeting that was convened by area MCA Beuttah Omanga, residents raised concerns about the menace and insisted that the government had a responsibility to protect citizens.
They asked police and the local administration to come up with measures that could be used to curb the crisis and bring to book those responsible of the crime.
“Our children have been targets of child kidnappers and they are capitalising on the crime to demand huge ransoms from us. We call upon the government to come up with tangible measures to avert the crisis. Local administration also has a role to play,” said Mr Martin Mouko.
According to them, the executioners have been targeting the students during morning hours when children report for morning preps in different institutions and about six children have been kidnapped in a record of two months with parents paying ransom as bargain.
“They have targeted our children especially during morning hours and some of them have hugely reaped from the crime,” added Mrs Janet Ongaga.
MCA Omanga asked local police and provincial administration to act swiftly to avoid unspecified consequences from political elites in the area.