Uganda, Feb. 8 -- Police in Mayuge District rescued 83 children from suspected traffickers who reportedly picked them up from different parts of Busoga Sub-region.

In our story, "Police rescue 80 children from suspected traffickers" in Daily Monitor of February 7, we reported that according to police, the children, aged between five and 16 years, were found confined in a house in Wabulungu Village, Magamaga Town Council in Mayuge District, after reportedly being picked from Bugiri, Iganga, Mayuge and Kamuli districts.

The Mayuge District Police Commander, Ms Agnes Aanyu, said the children were set to be transported to an ungazetted area under the guise of being enrolled in different schools.

The children's parents were convinced by an ...