Kidnappers injected my son with deadly chemical, says UPDF Colonel
JINJA- A UPDF officer at the rank of colonel whose son was recently kidnapped but later found, has tasked security operatives to find his son’s kidnappers.
Mr Denis Alyenyo, an Information Technology expert in the Ministry of Defence and son of Col Dr Francis Ongia, the Chairperson Operation Wealth Creation in Amolator District, was on March 29 abducted by unknown people from his home in Maga Maga, Mayuge District on the Jinja-Iganga Highway.
Preliminary findings indicated that the abductors sought a Shs15 million ransom from his father before freeing Mr Alyenyo ten days later.
Mr Alenyo showed up at Kira Police Division and told police officers that he had been dumped on the Northern Bypass.
According to Col Ongia, when his son was dumped by his suspected kidnappers on the Northern Bypass, he was dizzy. He was prompted to take him to Nakasero Hospital.
“At Nakasero Hospital, he tested positive for pylori and was immediately put on a month-long medication regimen. I have so far spent Shs1.8m on treatment,” Col Ongia said.
Pyroli or Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria live in the digestive tract that can cause sores in the stomach lining or the upper part of the small intestines, sometimes leading to stomach cancer.
When his son was still under captivity, Col Ongia referred this reporter to Maj. Gonzaga Gonza whom he said was coordinating the investigation with police officers at Mayuge Central Police Station where the case was formally reported.
When Daily Monitor contacted Maj Gonzaga last month, he said security agencies were ‘treading cautiously’ in their quest to free Mr Alyenyo by “avoiding mistakes that might lead to his death.”
Maj Gonzaga who occasionally switched off his phone during the interview, that was conducted in his car, said: “One of the biggest mistakes is to involve the media in such operations. When information goes public, you make the kidnappers kill their captive. That’s how bad the press can be used”.
He then referred this reporter to police at Mayuge.
However, an officer at Mayuge CPS who declined to be named told this reporter Maj Gonzaga doesn’t want to divulge information.
And now, Col Ongia, fearing that his son’s kidnap might end up as another cold case, wants security operatives – whom he constantly faults for keeping him in the dark for close to a month – to find the kidnappers.
“The act of kidnap is a crime but after a month, I still don’t know who was behind my son’s kidnap. My findings ended up at Nakasero Hospital where it was discovered that he was induced with a chemical," he said Tuesday.
He said: "Let security operatives find his kidnappers. What disturbs me is the intention of the kidnappers. What was the motive of the people who kidnapped him and induced him with chemicals? It baffles me that no arrest has been made to-date.”
Efforts to get a comment from Maj Gonzaga were futile as his known telephone numbers remained off.
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