By Robert Segawa
The Uganda police force with other security agencies revealed that they are on an operation to get the armed Kidnappers of an American tourist Kimberly Sue Endecott and John Paul Mirenge the guide tour.
The victims were kidnapped Tuesday last week at Edward track Queen Elizabeth national park on tour trail where the suspects were asking for a ransom of 1.8 Billion shillings (USD 500,000) to release them.
Addressing the press at Naguru police headquarters the police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that the victims were rescued from the Eastern province of DR Congo in Kinshasha Sunday evening.
He adds that the Uganda police force is working hand in hand with the armed forces in DR Congo to see that the Kidnappers are arrested and prosecuted in courts of law.
Enanga stated that there was no ransom paid by Uganda police force and government as they don't support the idea. He said that it was due to the intensified operation that the victims were released.
Some media reports claimed that USD 30,000 was paid as ransom to the kidnappers to let go of the victims.
He further adds that they are many armed groups along that area, believed to have been having a network locally within Uganda working with the gunmen to Kidnap for ransom.
Last week, the Deputy police spokesperson Polly Namaye said that the incident occurred along Edward truck at Katoke gate in Kanungu district.
Namaye identified the victim as Kimbley Sue Endecott 35 years and John Paul Mirenge who is the driver of the tour car registration number UAR 777 E that had other tourists.
She says the Kidnappers left the car abandoned after taking the key leaving the other two tourist Martin Julius and his wife Barbell leaving them safe and take the two victim to unknown destination.
She added that the Kidnappers were using one of the Victims phone to ask for a ransom 500, 000 us dollars to have them released or not they forget them