The arrested security guard has been identified as Luke Nziku, attached to SGA security company limited while the injured victim has been identified as Simon Wadiya.
Teko, 27, hailing from Katikekile Sub-County in Moroto District, spent over seven years in the bush leading a group of 20 warriors on cattle raids. His turning point came in 2022 after surviving a security ambush that killed five of his colleagues during a raid mission.
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.
According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network (URN), Okeng was deployed by his supervisor on July 5th, 2024, to guard the Post Bank Masindi branch. Okeng was deployed alongside Ambrose Odyek, also from the same security company.
According to information gathered by Uganda Radio Network (URN), their supervisor assigned the two guards to guard Kizirafumbi Secondary School in Kizirafumbi sub-county, Kikuube district.
The police investigation revealed that Ekomu and the perpetrators disappeared with valuable property belonging to the organization, including a firearm magazine. CCTV footage tracked the movement of the stolen vehicle, which was later found abandoned on the roadside.
According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional police spokesperson, preliminary investigations suggest that approximately seven individuals dressed in civilian attire arrived in a white Toyota WISH, demanding Shillings 50,000 worth of petrol.
A senior Police detective involved in the ongoing investigation suspects the robbery was premeditated, possibly with assistance from the arcade's security personnel.
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.
Taking to X, Kyagulanyi said a country that is struggling to feed its citizens, cannot afford to buy such luxurious vehicles for former leaders who are already well-off. Each of the five vehicles that were publicly given out, cost the taxpayer Shs 600 million.
It is alleged that Odongo, who was on duty, got into a dispute with the conductor of an omnibus taxi registration number UBN 352N for allegedly loading passengers at the station. Odongo shot into the air to scare away the conductor and the passengers.
Speaking during the launch of the Iganga High Court Circuit on Monday, Justice Batema noted that being a native of Naibiri village in Namugalwe Sub County in the district, most litigants prefer approaching him directly at his private residence with the hope of compromising justice in their favor rather than enduring the court procedure.
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday in an operation conducted in Busei A village, Iganga District, where he was allegedly assembling explosives in his room.
The attack comes just two weeks after the victim's colleague, Asuman Mutegula, a private guard working with the same security group was shot dead while guarding a produce store, in Kasokoso ward, in Central division, in Iganga municipality.
Mutegula is reported to have been shot dead on Sunday night, while guarding a produce warehouse in Kasokoso cell, in central division, in Iganga municipal council.
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.
Karugaba further stresses that, the unit has investigated several cases of misconduct, theft of government drugs and theft of equipment in Jinja hospital within the past five years, however, criminal actors keep evolving and employing new tactics.
A security guard, who spoke on condition of anonymity says that most of the essential footage, which would help police to identify the prime suspects in this matter, was deleted from the hospital's CCTV servers, which has slowed down the investigations.
