By Kyamanduma Patrick,
Meanwhile, By 11 a.m. this morning, the security team at the Namugongo Catholic Martyrs’ Shrines had recovered 11 mobile phones misplaced by pilgrims, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Achilles Atwebembere, the Kira Division Police Community Liaison Officer.
Atwebembere said many pilgrims forget their phones at the places where they are seated.
Covert police teams deployed among the pilgrims collected the phones and other items such as handbags, and delivered them to the shrine’s police station.
Police also reported that they had reunited eight lost children with their parents or guardians.
By mid-morning, only two children remained unclaimed. Interestingly, Atwebembere noted that more adults than children were getting lost at the crowded pilgrimage site.
Meanwhile, Fr. Godfrey Mbowa, chairperson of Lugazi Diocese Organizing Committee, confirmed that one pilgrim gave birth at the shrine with the help of the on-site medical team and was in good health. END.