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By Aggrey Twijukye

BUSHENYI

Police in Bushenyi district is investigating circumstances under which a 43 year a security guard at Amanya Mushenga residence committed a sucide by hanging.
Martial Tumusiime the greater Bushenyi police mouthpiece confirmed the matter and identified the deceased as John Kaganda a resident of Nshozi cell Bushenyi ishaka municipality.

Tumusiime said that the deceased was found hanging using a bed sheet on the tree at the back yard of residence for Amanya Mushenga.

Aseri Bwambale ashamba boy who reported the case to police said that he was shocked last night to find the deceased body tied on tree using his bedsheet.

However martial Tumusiime added police were informed and body was taken to Kampala international teaching hospital for postmortem as investigation into the matter is on going.

By Twesigye Aggrey

NTUNGAMO

Police in Ntungamo District is holding three Robbery suspects for allegedly stealing money amounting to shillings 10 million.

The Suspects have been identified by police as Bukenya Ali, Oringa Luku and Ssozi Ian.

It’s alleged that on 22.july.2022,at around 10:00AM , Nyesiga Bosco a businessman in Ntungamo withdrew  shillings 10million from Centenary Bank Ntungamo branch.

He was being trailed and monitored by unknown people who were moving in a Toyota Wish car registration number UBK 880T that followed  him up to Rubaare where he made a stop over.

Its then that the Suspects got a chance to steal the cash from his car.

After the incident, communication was made to Flying squad of Rwizi Region  and other departments who also communicated to the  neighboring districts  and by the help of Closed circuit cameras, the motor vehicle of the Suspects was sighted at Katunguru  heading to Kasese which prompted police officers at Hima police station to intercept it.

After the arrest of the trio, a search was conducted  and the exhibits of cash Worth shs.3,517,000 , car breaking equipment were recovered and Motor vehicle  registration number UBK880T was impounded.

A team of Rwizi Region flying squad later interrogated the Suspects who confessed to have stolen the money before they were transferred to Ntungamo police station for further investigations.

A case of cash Theft has been registered at Rubaare police station under  SD .ref.14/22/07/2022.

By Kweronda Ambrose

RUKUNGIRI

One person died on the spot last evening in a hit and run accident in Rukungiri district.

Elly Maate the Kigezi region Police spokesman says the accident involved  a Toyota Hiace vehicle registration number UBC 107C and an unknown motor vehicle.

The driver of motor vehicle registration number UBC 107C, Kamadi Katongore of Rukungiri central ward, Rukungiri municipality died on spot.

Coording to Maate, the accident occurred at Rwabigangura village along Rukungiri Ntungamo highway when the deceased was reportedly driving from Ntungamo going to Rukungiri and his vehicle was hit by a yet unknown vehicle, which was heading towards Ntungamo.

Maate says Police visited the scene, conveyed the body to Rwakabengo health center 111 for postmortem and the vehicle was towed up to Buyanja police station pending iov inspection.

He says Inquiries are ongoing as well as the hunt for the motor vehicle involved that caused the accident.