The operation followed complaints from residents, especially the business community in the areas of Lusaka, Bujumbura, Kiryatete and Kiganda, all suburbs of Hoima city about rampant thefts and attacks by the suspected criminals in several parts of the city.
Julius Kabwisho, a resident of Kakiika division has welcomed the arrest of the suspects. According to Kabwisho, unidentified machete wielding thugs waylaid him last week and made off with his mobile phone and Shillings 100,000.
