Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies in Kampala arrested a neighborhood of suspected gang individuals near the NRM workplaces sooner than President Museveni’s nominations.
A neighborhood of more than 10 individuals wearing NRM t-shirts attempting to access the Kyadondo NRM headquarters had been intercepted by a joint security group, comprising police, defense pressure police, and SFC infantrymen, near Nakasero Essential College.
The suspects, claiming to be NRM supporters, had blended in with crowds of NRM supporters gathered near Fairway Resort to cheer President Museveni as he returned nomination papers t the NRM Electoral Commission.
Joshua Mwebaze, an NRM supporter said the young had began snatching phones from pedestrians. “One girl’s cellphone modified into taken, so we alerted the officers. They arrested some of the suspects, while others fled,’ Mwebaze defined.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Hassan Hiwumbire, Wandegeya Division Police Commander, vowed to quit a repeat of perfect Saturday’s incident, the place groups posing as NRM supporters robbed unsuspecting individuals.
“Yes, we made arrests near Nakasero and Mulago areas, but we’re mute looking out any inaccurate parts who have heinous intentions to rob other folks of their belongings. I don’t know the accurate numbers attributable to I’m mute in the realm, but we would possibly be giving out the minute print later in the day.” ASP Hassan Hiwumbire.
Final week, daylight robberies and assaults marred President Yoweri Museveni’s nomination originate-selecting day, with incidents reported in key metropolis locations, at the side of near the Nationwide Theater and UBC roundabout, alongside the path to the NRM headquarters at Kyadondo, the place crowds had gathered to witness the President’s official nomination.
Victims of the robberies incorporated pedestrians, boda boda riders, motorists, and motorway vendors, who had been attacked and robbed of phones, wallets, and thoroughly different belongings. Police old CCTV pictures to trace down the suspects, apprehending over 30 alleged thugs.
The suspects, a various neighborhood at the side of college students, mechanics, boda boda riders, and informal workers, had been allegedly linked to the NRM occasion, with some having been previously viewed participating in occasion mobilization and campaign events. They had been remanded by Buganda Avenue Court and Regulation Pattern Center Court to Luzira Jail on theft charges.
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