Owoyesigyire says that a team of police officers led by the Officer in charge Kabalagala station responded to the scene and worked with the local community to retrieve the four bodies from the rubble.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Defence Spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, the five officers have been promoted to the ranks of Brigadier General and Major General respectively.
Jude Wandera, the UPDF Spokesperson in the Elgon and Bukedi sub-regions, says that the rustlers were intercepted by Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers, who shot three leaving them injured.
Katum East Chairperson Joel Opoka says upon receipt of the theft claims on Tuesday, they followed up the matter and discovered the stolen iron sheets hidden in a house belonging to Oscar Abitat a resident of Padibe Town Council.
