Kyambogo University student ‘goes missing’ as activist fears for her life
SOURCE: THE DAILY MONITOR, 27 APRIL 2012
A university student, who recently received threatening messages on his cellphone reportedly from an unknown person, has gone missing for the past two days.
This was revealed at a press conference held at the university premises yesterday by Kyambogo FDC Students Chapter.Mr John Mugabi, a first year student of mechanical engineering at Kyambogo University, reportedly disappeared while on his way home to Bweyogerere, a Kampala suburb.
According to his colleagues, Mr Mugabi was one of the seven students who recently received threatening messages from unknown people.
The messages that Daily Monitor has seen read: “We are warning you that whatever you are planning, we are watching you. Try and burn the city tomorrow or next…, we are around you, stand warned.”
The university public relations officer, Mr Lawrence Madete, dismissed claims that the police had kidnapped one of their students.
“The police is supposed to protect the student but not to kidnap him. I don’t believe so, but let me find out,” said Mr Madete .
After, he said he had contacted Mugabi’s friends who informed him that they saw the student on Wednesday.
Clueless
The police officer in-charge of Kyambogo police station, Mr Martin Mbabazi, denied having received any information about the kidnapping of the student.
The police officer in-charge of Kyambogo police station, Mr Martin Mbabazi, denied having received any information about the kidnapping of the student.
He explained that Mugabi has never reported to them about the threatening short messages reportedly sent on his cell phone.
Elsewhere, Ms Barbara Allimadi, one of the women activists who stripped to their bras on Monday protesting the brutal manner in which FDC’s Ingrid Turinawe was arrested, used the same forum to express fear that her life is in danger.
“At this time, I would like to be on record as having expressed concern about my own personal safety and security and that of some of our university students…..” said Ms Allimadi
She added: “…..in one of our meetings with students at Makerere University, two unidentified men approached our table and took our photographs. Some of the students are also being intimidated by security and they have reported receiving threatening calls and text messages on their cellphones.”
It was not clear whether she had registered a complaint with police.
SAFE WALK
Shortly after the press conference, the students who were over twenty in number, walked from the university to Nakawa market to have lunch. Ms Allimadi was among them.
Shortly after the press conference, the students who were over twenty in number, walked from the university to Nakawa market to have lunch. Ms Allimadi was among them.
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