The trio were arrested on Tuesday evening on orders of the Otuke Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Robert Abak following complaints by residents that they beat them up even from their homes while enforcing the COVID-19 curfew.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala police spokesperson, said the children were being handled by Kampala Central Child and Family Protection desk. Onyango urged parents to pick their children.
The businessmen - all from Teeso Sub region were in a FUSO lorry registration number UBA 279L when they were arrested in Alerek in Abim district after refusing to stop at two road blocks before they were finally intercepted.
Ayub Wambi is accused of masquerading as a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public during curfew.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, says that crimes like burglary, murder, are now rarely reported at Hoima central police station.
According to Onyango, the suspects were found with breaking implements targeting several shops long Ben Kiwanuka Street. The suspects also had hammers, machetes, knives, metals and drugs.
Thomas Oboma, Chairperson of Northern Boda-Boda Association that has over 25,000 membership disclosed that dozens of their members have opted to auction their motorcycles to enable meet their family demands; service bank and group loans.
The task forces in Tooro say there are business operators especially bar and shop owners who are still operating in hiding which is undermining their efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.
