The suspect identified as Victor Ahire aged 23-years old was hired to guard a banana plantation in Nyakirango II Ward, Nyakiyumbu Sub County, Kasese district.
The Deputy RCC Peter Banya says the suspects were on security’s wanted the list for the past two years and their arrest was meant to serve as a relief to the affected communities, who had endlessly filed complaints against them. However, their "peaceful escape" without any of the cells guards firing to scare them off raises suspicion of an inside job.
31-year-old Ronald Mawa, a guard attached to Hash Security Services Limited was shot dead while his three colleagues Alfred Opio, Edrine Bwiire and Herban Muhanguzi sustained serious injuries and are admitted at Jinja regional referral hospital emergency unit
The guard only identified as Mawa and attached to Hash Security Company was shot in the head, chest and stomach and died instantly while two of his colleagues sustained injuries on the thigh.
Jayesh Patel, who lost his motorcycle, says that he is surprised how the guard failed to stop the robbery. “I woke up ready for work, only to find my motorcycle missing, I didn’t hear any scuffle between the guard and the alleged robbers,” he said.
The 28-year old Batista Atayo, a resident of Nailo village in Kakira town council, Jinja district was shot dead by a security guard whose names have not yet been established. Industrial security services limited are responsible with ensuring security in Kakira sugar works plantations.
The bed valued at 18 million Shillings was recovered on Wednesday abandoned in a rented room in Buwunga Sub County, Jinja district. It was stolen last week by unknown people.
David Muwanguzi, the Iganga District Health Officer, says the fire destroyed anti-malaria drugs meant for seven health centers, saying they have been receiving drugs since last week and the last consignment was recorded on Monday night.
The soldiers handed over Ntale and the three civilians identified as Elvis Bagyananseko, Dennis Kalulu and Joshua Kalulu to Mayuge police station. The two royal guards whose identities have been withheld were detained in the forest.
Diana Nandawula, the Kiira Regional Police Publicist says that the second gun was found at a residence in works zone, Nile Crescent road in Jinja town. It is suspected that the gun was abandoned by one of the guards, who plotted the robbery.
Stephen Isabirye, a resident of the gutted Albertine dormitory told Uganda Radio Network that the students who were attending night preps were alerted by a cloud of thick smoke that was emitted from the dormitory that housed about 60 learners.
Jonathan Mukose, the Bugweri Chief Administrative Officer told journalists that the thugs took three desktop computers, four hard disks and unspecified documents.
The suspect, whose name has been withheld by police, was picked up from unnamed clinic in Kira Municipality where he had been rushed by his colleagues for treatment for a dog bite.
The move is in response to a directive by the Inspector General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola a week ago to withdraw all police officers deployed on guard duties to return to their duty stations.
