Kiira Region Police Spokesperson, James Mubi confirmed the incident, adding that, the suspect's mental state has been thoroughly examined to ascertain sanity before detaining him at Jinja Central police station, awaiting further prosecution.
According to reports, Kendy's financial support was funding the group's transportation to various areas, including Masese, Bugembe, Mafubira, Mpumude, Kampala, Mengo, Kisenyi, Mbale, Busia, and Tororo. The fourth suspect has been identified as Jacob Ogwal, the driver of a Toyota Mark X with registration number UBM 318D.
According to Kiira Regional Police Spokesperson James Mubi, the fire was triggered by illegal power connections in the area. Preliminary findings indicate that an unforeseen electric short circuit in one of the timber processing areas caused the fire.
The bomb squad was observed on Monday extracting samples from the wreckage and reviewing social media videos taken at the scene to gather evidence. They also interacted with eyewitnesses who provided crucial information about the incident and their efforts to rescue occupants from the flames.
Hospital staff, speaking anonymously, express surprise that the suspects cannot be traced through the CCTV footage, which was installed specifically to prevent such thefts.
Najib Musobya, a fisherman in the area, expressed concern about the safety of school children who frequently gather at the river after their evening lessons.
The Kiira Region Police Spokesperson, James Mubi announced the ultimatum on Thursday, saying that they resolved to give the scrap dealers time to cooperate since many are still harboring vandalized electricity equipment in their warehouses.
The accused are among the dozens of suspects being arrested in a joint security crackdown aimed at cleaning up the criminal black spot areas of Bugembe and Mafubira in Jinja city.
According to Ongadia, he bought the UPDF uniform from an undisclosed source at Shillings 38,000. He told detectives at Bugembe police station where he is locked up that he was under pressure to formalize his conjugal relationship with his girlfriend, which forced him to resort to illegal roadblocks to get money to finance their traditional marriage ceremony.
The Kiira region police spokesperson, James Mubi says that Matende has been frustrating efforts of cracking down on criminal elements within the community, most of whom are suspected to be working under his command to create havoc.
According to the police, the suspects have been planning to kill the deceased after serving their six months sentence in Bugembe prisons following their conviction for stealing her smartphone and other valuables.
The Kiira Region Police Spokesperson, James Mubi told journalists that whistleblowers tipped off police about the matter prompting them to open up a general inquiry file on August 25, 2022, where witnesses provided evidence implicating the suspects for masterminding the theft of the road construction unit.
The missing equipment includes; two skip loaders with registration numbers LG 0018-12 and UR 1602, respectively, a bulldozer, a tractor, and a grounded vehicle of SUV series.
The youths stormed Bugembe police station for help after the accumulation of rental fees and lack of food, yet Mugobera had stopped communicating with them.
34 suspects were arrested from different highway points in Jinja city, four suspects were arrested from Kakira town council and three others were arrested from Buwenge town council. The suspects are currently detained at different gazetted police stations within the Kiira policing area.
Available intelligence information indicates that the suspects track down their victims for an estimated two months before they strike and rob them of their motorcycles. Their luck ran out when police recovered a motorcycle registration number; UFM 917M belonging to Amuza Ogoola, which was stolen from his home in Wairaka cell in Kakira town council, in Jinja district.
It is reported that the officers connived to subdivide part of Spire road primary school land into 11 plots, which they shared amongst themselves and sold it off to unidentified developers across the city.
