Children, maids used as spies by criminals — Police
“Criminals use children in robberies, house break-ins and burglaries because they can pass through points adults cannot. They also trick maids and children into volunteering information on when household heads are away or what valuables are in the home,” Kituuma said.
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Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma Monday (August 18) told journalists at the Police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala, that children and housemaids sometimes unknowingly give away sensitive household details to criminals.
By Simon Masaba
Journalists @New Vision
KAMPALA - Police have warned that criminals are increasingly recruiting children and domestic workers as spies to gather intelligence on households, thereby enabling burglaries, robberies and violent attacks.