Girl fakes kidnap to expand boyfriend’s business to enable him pay her bride price

Police in Kampala are holding an 18-year old Regina Nakiwu for allegedly faking her own kidnap in order to obtain money from parents to expand her boyfriend’s shoe business.

According to Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP), Nakiwu received a call from her boyfriend, William Ssenyonga who requested she visits him at his home in Kasubi, Kawala.

On reaching Ssenyonga’s home, he explained he was stressed with life, as his shoe business was not making any strides.

Ssenyonga states that as he was pondering his next move in life, Nakiwu brought a wonderful suggestion that they call Ponsiano Mbazira, her father, claiming she had been kidnapped.

“She suggested to him to call her father claiming he had kidnapped her and wanted a 2million shillings ransom or he would never see his daughter alive. Ssenyonga who perceived this as a brilliant idea made a call to the girl’s father,” a statement from KMP reads in part.

Mbaziira requested for some little time to gather the amount of money asked for ransom and instead reported a case with Flying Squad Unit.

“The two love birds were found at Senyonga's home in Kawaala having lunch and were arrested. Nakiwu told police she was trying to help her boyfriend expand his shoe business so that he could afford enough money to pay dowry.”

The suspects are currently detained at CPS police station pending arraignment in courts of law.

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