The suspects have been identified as Allan Kihumuro 21, a resident of Kiryatete a Hoima town suburb, Moses Tugume 25, a resident of Kamusunsi village in Kizirafumbi sub county Kikuube district and Musa Mwanika 30, a resident of Kisiita village in Kakumiro district.
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The arrested Car Robbers at the Albertine Regional Police Headquarters.Photo by Emmanuel Okello.
Flying squad
Operatives attached to the Albertine region police headquarters have arrested
three suspected car robbers.
The
operatives have also recovered four stolen cars and one motorcycle from the
robbers.
Police has identified the suspects as; Allan Kihumuro (21), a resident of Kiryatete a Hoima town
suburb, Moses Tugume (25), a resident of Kamusunsi village in Kizirafumbi sub
county Kikuube district and Musa Mwanika (30), a resident of Kisiita village in
Kakumiro district.
They were
arrested in three different operations conducted on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday last week in Hoima, Kakumiro and Kasanda districts. The suspects led the
operatives to where they had kept the stolen motor vehicles.
The recovered vehicles’ registration numbers are
UAT 502N Canter, UAF 197P Corona, UAM 911P Corona and UAK 765J Premio, while the
recovered motorcycle registration number is UEL 776P Bajaj. The recovered motor vehicles are currently
parked at Hoima Central police station.
The recovered cars were stolen between March and June this year from Hoima, Masindi and Kagadi and Kakumiro.
Julius Hakiza,
the Albertine region police spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network - URN on Sunday
that one of the stolen cars and a motorcycle were recovered in Kasanda district,
while three vehicles were recovered from Hoima following the arrest and
detention of the suspects.
He says the
thugs have for long been terrorizing car owners in Hoima, Masindi, Kibaale,
Kakumiro, Kasanda and Mityana districts. After
stealing the cars, the robbers connive with their counterparts in Masaka, Mbale, Arua
and Kampala to sell the cars.
According to
Hakiza, the suspects who are currently locked up at Hoima Central police
station were arrested following intelligence led report. He said upon Interrogation, the suspects admitted they have been robbing motor vehicles and motor cycles for
the last three years in the Albertine.
Hakiza says
once police investigations are through, the suspects will be arraigned before court
to be charged with robbery and theft of Motor vehicles.
