Police in Nsangi have rescued 47 young people from what investigators describe as a human trafficking scheme masked as an online employment and financial literacy programme.
The victims, all aged between 16 and 30, were intercepted on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, following an intelligence-led operation triggered by information from one of the youths who had earlier escaped from the facility.
According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, SP Racheal Kawala, the trafficking racket targeted desperate jobseekers from several districts.
“These victims were reportedly trafficked from districts like Mbarara, Kabale, Bushenyi, Mityana, Ntungamo and parts of Busoga after being promised online jobs once they completed financial literacy training,” Kawala said.
The victims were reportedly recruited by a company identified as Dream Visionaries, operating under Alliance in Motion Global.
Kawala explained that the victims were charged shs150,000 as a registration fee, after which they were transported to a facility where they were confined.
“Upon arrival, the victims are confined to small rooms and deprived of communication, as their phones are confiscated for six days,” she said.
After the six-day confinement, each victim is given a phone and instructed to call their family members demanding shs 1.5 million as supposed “start-up capital” for the job opportunity — a tactic police say is characteristic of trafficking and extortion schemes.
Investigators believe the company operated a well-coordinated network targeting job seekers through financial literacy pitches and false online work promises.
SP Kawala confirmed that efforts are underway to track and arrest the director of Dream Visionaries, who remains on the run.
“Our investigations have revealed that the company exploits vulnerable youth. We are working to bring the perpetrators to book,” she said.
The 47 rescued victims are currently receiving care and further assistance at Nsangi Police Division as investigations expand to potential accomplices and other victims who may still be trapped in similar schemes.
Police have cautioned the public to be vigilant about job advertisements that require upfront payments or confiscate personal belongings, warning that many such operations are fronts for trafficking and exploitation. get keywords written horizontally and separated by commas
