The suspects are No. RA252471 Private Ben Okite Ben from the fifth Mountain Battalion Kabwera in Kasese District and his collaborator Sam Olum, a resident of Ngai Sub-County in Oyam District.
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.
Police say the robbers hid at Nyanzi River in Kijojo village, Manyi Sub County and came out of their hideout when Serunkuma hooted. Enanga says that based on the latest report by detectives after the theft of the Shillings 35million, Serunkuma and his accomplices contacted Yoweri Kironde to provide them security.
Although Commissioner of Police, Fred Enanga and Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, confirmed the operation conducted at Golf Course Hotel, they have flatly refused to reveal names of people who were arrested violating Covid-19 orders.
During the first disarmament process that ushered a window of peace for at least 10 years, there were some reports that the soldiers used inhumane methods including torture in order to make residents disclose where they kept the illegal guns, and some have reportedly suffered permanent disabilities and deformities while others reportedly died.
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.
