It is alleged that the suspects waylaid and indecently assaulted a three-month pregnant mother who had gone to demand her unpaid wages from the farm. He says that they beat her and inserted a stick into her private parts.
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.
Available information obtained by Uganda Radio Network (URN) indicates that, on October 10th, 2024 while in Lira city, unknown two people hired a Fuso lorry from Opon to come to Rwenkunye village in Masindi port sub county in Kiryandongo district, claiming they had goats in the area that they needed to transport to Oyam.
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.
According to Savannah Regional Police spokesperson Sam Twiineamazima, the victim's son, Kayondo Gerald, provided the basic information.
Kayondo informed the police that he was returning from collecting up school-going children from Nakasongola Model Primary School and transporting them to their respective homes along Sangira-Kibira Road, as is his normal routine.
He discovered a person lying face down in a trench and assumed him to be dead.
To his horror, he discovered it was his father.
The suspect has been identified as Private Francis Byakole No. RA 226361 who was formerly attached to the Karenga UPDF 3rd division in Kabong district in the Karamoja region.
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
The journalists, who declined to be quoted for fear of reprisal, said Nakawooya could be part of the racket of traders being hunted by the police for defrauding their customers downtown.
The armed men reportedly struck at around 11 pm on Sunday night and placed Loyi Okwaimungu,22, a fisherman from Kaiso landing site in Kabaale sub county at gunpoint.
Nicholas Ojambo reportedly put the dealer from Nile Com Limited and driver at gunpoint in the forest between Katuugo Check-point and Nile Fibre Board in Nakasongola before he robbed them of Shillings 100million.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the two armed men disguised as clients who need to withdraw money from a mobile money operator and Centenary Bank agent identified as Apollo Muhumuza, 26. He was held at gunpoint and ordered to surrender all the money he had in his possession.
The Congolese soldiers were arrested on Friday night last week while robbing Ugandan fishermen of their boats, nets and boat Engines near Bugoigo landing site in Buliisa district and Dei in Pakwach district.
In the past two weeks, two Boda Boda cyclists have been killed and five others injured after being clobbered by unknown people. 21 motorcycles have also been stolen since the beginning of last month.
