WAKISO, UGANDA: A Joint patrol team of Police and UPDF in Wakiso have shot and disabled two thugs who were terrorizing residents of Kikaya Bulenga. The two have been identified as Kato Joseph and Kabale Sula all residents of Kikaya, Wakiso district.
The incident according to KMP Deputy Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire happened at around 1 am in the wee hours of Wednesday morning when thugs armed with pangas attacked the home of Ssempijja Bruno, and cut him before stealing his Huawei phone.
Owoyesigyire added that by the time officers arrived at the scene, the thugs had moved to the rental houses of Gladesi Mugerwa and were at the rental apartment of Ronald Mutebi a Journalist with the New Vision.
“Here, the officers caught them in the act of robbing Mugerwa and shot at them. But, only two of the four were injured, while the two others escaped from the scene,” Owoyesigyire said in a police statement.
He noted that stolen items including smartphones; 1 HTC white in color, Nokia blue in color, Samsung black in color, Infinix black in color, BLU black in color, and Huawei black in color belonging to one of the victims Ssempija Bruno were also recovered from the thugs. Two new sharp pangas, a torch and a stone were also recovered from the duo.
Owoyesigyire explained that the two thugs sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital for first aid, while they also provided information about their colleagues that escaped and police has mounted a manhunt have them arrested too.
“The suspects have since confessed to other crimes that happened in the same area and as soon as they recover, they will be processed and arraigned in courts of law on charges of aggravated robbery as we hunt for their accomplices.”
“We would like to urge the general public to always have the numbers of their OC station. These can be found on the UPF Mobi that is on the Google play store. Our officers through the community liaison department have also been told to reach out to members of the public and share these numbers for quick response.”
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