KAMPALA, UGANDA: The territorial Police at Old Kampala has arrested a man for allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle from a rider using a fake police warrant card. The suspect identified as Sulaiman Mkanda was arrested on Tuesday night (April 19, 2022) at Namungona zone in Rubaga division, Kampala.
It is alleged that on the fateful night while Mkada was on a motorcycle being ridden by another man only identified as Aine, he stopped an oncoming motorcycle UFL 990Q, pulled out a Fake Police Warrant card reading D/AIP Byaruhanga Sulaiman to prove that he is an officer and started questioning him why he was overspeeding.
“The rider identified as Abdul Bukenya was shaken and allowed Mkanda to remove the ignition Key. However, in the process, our patrollers led by Oc Namungona arrived and Mkanda threw away the warrant card plus the ignition key and took off. The patrollers pursued and arrested him after a serious struggle,” Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire said in a statement.
Owoyesgyire confirmed that the suspect is currently detained at Old Kampala Police station pending court charges.
“We have preferred charges of impersonating a police officer and that of theft of a motorcycle on the suspect. Relevant statements have been recorded and the suspect will be arraigned in courts of law as soon as possible,” he said.
The deputy KMP publish also confirmed that police is investigating other incidents where victims have alleged that non-uniformed officers have previously disappeared with their motorcycles upon impounding them.
“We are also looking into other many allegations where victims have come out to allege that officers not in uniform have previously disappeared with their Motorcycles upon impounding them,” Mr Owoyesigyire added.
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