By Our Reporter
Police has dismantled and arrested a chain of burglars who use pangas to conduct the thefts and robberies in Katwe police division, Old Kampala police division, Nsangi police division and Wakiso district. On October 11, Police netted a one Juuko Ramadhan aka Bunusu in Nateete and he confessed to have participated in a number of robberies , burglaries and thefts together with his group Young, Mayor, Ashiraf and Golola.
Some of his counterparts like Semakula Gerald aka Golola, Nakate Flavia, Namatovu Rihanna, Allan Mukisa Kiggundu have also been arrested.
The home of Ashiraf was searched and the Detectives recovered AK 47 live ammunition, a TV hisense , fridge and curtains that were robbed from Bulenga. No. RA 227329 CPL Mukongezi John and No. RA 160504 CPL Kiteme Godfrey attached to LDU Bulaga have also been arrested for obstruction.
According to Patrick Onyango, the Police mouthpiece in the Kampala Metropolitan are, Bunusu attached Lungujja in Rubaga division where he entered the house of Sylvia Turyamuhaki, a resident of Kitunzi zone, Lungujja ward in Rubaga and robbed her a TV 32 inches hisense on October 10.
“Lungujja zone 8 Rubaga division where he robbed a TV 32 inches, laptop and mobile phones on 9th Oct 2022 from Nancy Acayo, Kinaawa where he stole a TV samsung 40 inches , home theatre and he was with Vicent, Bulenga where they picked 2 laptops, 40 inches TV and a fridge, Nsangi Kitemu estate where they stole a TV hisense and a fridge ,Nakirebe along Masaka road where they stole 2 phones only, Katherine along Masaka road where they stole 32 inches TV,” he said
“The loot is sold to one Mubiru Hassan who own a TV shop in Nateete especially Tvs but mobile phones and laptops are sold to Kabuye who works in cooper complex, he added
Mubiru Hassan, the promoter has also been arrested, his workshop searched and the 02 TVs stolen from Lungujja have been recovered, 18 TVs suspected to be stolen also recovered and has been charged of Being in Possession of suspected stolen property.
“We are looking for the following suspects who are in this group they are Ashiraf, Mayor, Kojja,” he said
