According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network (URN), the assailants targeted Faith Tusiime, 29, a local trader, placing her at gunpoint and demanding all the money in her possession. In fear for her life, Tusiime surrendered UGX 2.5 million from her handbag.
The thugs who were armed with machetes attacked Lieutenant Midraji Atuhaire 36, near Kabagambe petrol station in Kigorobya 2 cell on Monday night and made off with the money and his two smart phones, after inflicting deep cuts on the UPDF soldier.
The thugs reportedly raided the petrol station in the wee hours of Wednesday morning at around 2 a.m. and made off with a SAR gun registration number 564211535 from Calvin Alunga, a security guard attached to Samorai protective services.
The thugs attacked the depot at around 2:30 a.m. and made off with a gun model 303 from Phelix Ebong, a security guard attached to Express Security Company Limited.
The group is accused of waylaying businessman Peter Bigirwa and his wife on Saturday evening in Karuguza Cell, Kibaale Town Council. The couple was reportedly attacked as they were returning home from Karuguza Town.
The thugs reportedly gained entry into the offices after breaking the different doors and made off with seven laptops, 20 mobile phones and nine million shillings.
Mulindambura was attacked on Wednesday night at around at Kigorobya 1 cell, Kigorobya town council as he was heading to his home in Kigorobya town council.
According to Kaahwa, fearing for his dear life, he pulled out shillings 3 million that he had and handed it over to the thugs. The thugs also made off with his car key and a bag of rice measuring 25 kilograms.
The thieves targeted the home of Tom Luswata, a banking officer at the Centenary Bank Kagadi branch. They broke into his house, stole three keys meant for the bank’s entrance doors, and also made off with Luswata's pair of shoes and a jacket.
Simon Peter Atuhura 22, a resident of Bujumbura East cell in Hoima City was killed on Wednesday at 11:30 p.m., while heading home with his brother Conrad Kwikiriza.
The affected schools are Kigorobya seed secondary school in Hoima district, Nyairongo seed secondary school in Kikuube district and Butiaba seed secondary school in Buliisa district.
Estaliko Bendagumiza, the school headteacher told Uganda Radio Network in and interview on Thursday morning that the school management realised on Wednesday morning that the 27 computers that had been kept in the computer lab were missing .
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region Police spokesperson says management of the security company later alerted the Police who rushed to the crime scene and picked the body on Thursday morning that was later conveyed to Hoima City mortuary.
It is alleged that the two-armed robbers raided the home of Sarah Bampayineza 35, a business woman in Wairagaza trading center. They placed her at gunpoint and ordered her to surrender to them all the money she had in her possession
