It’s one of Uganda’s most visited parks, home to antelopes, lions, elephants, hippos, crocodile and leopards. On Sunday Ugandan security officials said they had rescued the pair unharmed near the border. On Tuesday, junior tourism minister, Godfrey Kiwanda Ssubi, told NBS TV that a ransom was paid to secure the victims. Outcry over Uganda plan to draw tourists with ‘curvy women’“Whatever these people (kidnappers) demanded for was paid,” Ssubi said. In a tweet on Monday, US President Donald Trump urged Ugandan authorities to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice “openly and quickly”.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2019 17:48 UTC