MBARARA POLICE ARREST 7 OVER AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, MURDER

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

Police in Mbarara city have in custody 7 suspects on counts of Aggravated robbery and murder.

The  suspects are; Moses Africa 23, Isaac Tumwebaze alias Kachaina 19 a chapati vendor , Francis Muhumuza 47 , Twinamatsiko Ronald, Anthony Nuwasasira ,Agaba Kenneth and Joshua Atwebembire 20years  all residents of Kijungu Mbarara city.

The 6 are charged with aggravated robbery while Joshua Atwebembire has been on run on charges of murder CRB11/33/2020 Mbarara after he murdered a student.

Mbarara city Resident City Commissioner Lt. Col. James Mwesigye while addressing the media today at Mbarara central police station said that they arrested the 7 on Thursday last week from Homeland and Happiness hotels.

He said that they were arrested during an operation they mounted in areas of Kijungu and Kisenyi all in Kakoba Mbarara city south after the residents cried out loud to security to help them curtail gangs of thugs that were terrorizing the area.

Mwesigye further said that they managed to recover weapons from these suspects that included pangas, iron bars, knives, pair of scissors, a Spear.

The RCC clarified to the media that these thugs have no connection to the Masaka Panga wielding men since these were engaged in robbing and killing the victims unlike those of Masaka who take lives only.

Mwesigye further urged people to be vigilant and report to security teams in case of any terror.

By the time we filed this story the 7 suspects were still detained at Mbarara Central Police Station awaiting to be taken to courts of law to answer charges.

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