Police recover groom who went missing days to his wedding, family resumes wedding plans

Police at Kira Road has found a one Tumwebaze Phillip Wabwire who was reported to have gone missing just days to his wedding with Mercy Twinomujuni.

According to a statement from Kampala Metropolitan Police, Mr Wabwire, a bio-informatics professional and Yellow fever researcher who has been missing for over a week was tracked through one of his close friends.

“Tumwebaze's family reported the disappearance case 11/17/02/2018 of their son on 17th February 2018 at Kisoota Police Station under Kira Road Division. Police then tracked him through one of his close friends,” the statement reads in part.

“According to family members wedding preparations are to be resumed with immediate effect,” the statement continues.

The DPC Kira Road Division, ASP Peace Nansaba appealed to the public to always work hand in hand with the police in such incidences of disappearance, kidnap among others in order to achieve successful results.

"The investigations are ongoing to ascertain more reasons that led to his disappearance,”,Nansaba said.

Mr Wabwire went missing on Friday February 16 at about 5:10pm as he was preparing for his wedding meeting.

According to the groom’s mother, Mr Juliet Nabwire, Wabwire on the fateful day was supposed to be going for his wedding meeting at 6:00pm, but found that he did not have airtime to call friends, so he just went out of the house to buy airtime at about 5:10pm.

“He did not return, after one hour we realised he had not arrived at Bona Petit restaurant along Dewinton Road. He never goes out without dressing so well, he was just in a t-shirt and jeans. We got concerned,” Ms Nabwire narrated.

“My uncle Fred Mageni called and said they were closing because there was no one at the meeting. I called his girlfriend and she did not know where he was. We started looking for him,” she added

However, on Saturday morning, unidentified person contacted the bride Mercy Twinomujuni and told her that the wedding preparations were still on. The two were initially supposed to take vows on Saturday this week (March 3, 2018).

This is not the first time that Wabwire is disappearing. In 2008, while a student at Makerere College School, Wabwire was allegedly kidnapped towards his UACE exams and discovered in Rwanda.