Beware of kidnappers: Police

By TODAGIA KELOLA

NATIONAL Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent, Peter Guinness, is appealing to all parents and child minders within the city to be alert and aware of their children’s movements at all times.
Chief Supt Guinness made the call following at least five missing children reports filed at various police stations in the National Capital District within the last seven days.
“Fortunately, two of those children have been recovered. One was a two-year-old child who “went missing” for eight days. The child was last seen with her mother at TST Supermarket in 4 Mile, NCD on September 27,” he said.
The other was a 15-year-old girl who went missing for three nights and two days before she was found on Thursday October 4.
Mr Guiness said that in the case of the two-year-old, the parents of the child were called when the Police Media Unit made an appeal and offered a K1000 reward for the child’s return on the Crime Stoppers Program on EMTV.
“Instead of getting the reward the young man, who we alleged had kidnapped the baby was apprehended by the Police Media Unit at Horse Camp in Kilakila and brought to Badili Police where he was charged,” he said.
“Let me issue a strong warning to people who kidnap children, to stop this criminal behaviour. You are playing with fire. You are playing with people’s emotions. The police will use all resources at our disposal to catch you and we will deal with you. You have been warned,” Mr Guiness said.