Dar es Salaam, March 10 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE Police in Tanzania are holding an 18-year-old suspect, Stanley Ulaya, a resident of Nguruka Ward in Uvinza District, Kigoma Region, for accusing him of kidnaping a Standard II pupil from Mbezi Primary School in Mbezi, Dar es Salaam.

According to a statement released by the Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander, Jumanne Muliro, the incident occurred on March 6, 2025, outside the school gate. The suspect allegedly abducted the child and took him to Bagamoyo in the Coast Region, where he hid him in a bush while demanding ransom from the childs parent through threats.

Following an in-depth investigation, the police successfully apprehended the suspect and took him to the Oysterbay Police S...