UPDF Officer Admitted in Mulago after Being Beaten for Robbing shs 80M

Uganda People's Defense Forces UPDF Officer is in Mulago National Referral Hospital nursing wounds after receiving a thorough beating from from an angry mob for stealing 80m shillings.

The incident happened on Monday when a Centenary bank agent identified as Ronald Serugga, resident of Kawanda Kirinyabigo in Wakiso District was attacked by four men dressed in army uniforms.

Police said the armed men were traveling in a Toyota Harrier registration number UBN 824 during the attack. It is alleged that Sserugga was driving with one Elly Nahurira, another agent banker and resident of Nansana west 1A on their way to deposit the money at Equity bank main branch at Church House in Kampala District when their vehicle was intercepted by the gunmen.
They had reportedly just branched off at Nansana Kye’nabweru junction using a shortcut to town due to traffic jam.

“When they reached around Kartel bar and Louge Nansana along Nansana Nabweru road, they were cut off by a vehicle in front of them and two people wearing UPDF army uniform stopped them and forcefully told them to open the vehicle. When they refused, they (armed men) opened the behind door and removed the bag containing money. They forced Nahurira to go to the boot. The thieves thereafter told the complainant (Sserugga) to follow them to police. When they (victims) saw that the thieves were not heading to police [station side], they knocked the thieves’ [vehicle] from behind until they lost control and the vehicle plunged into a trench,” Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire told journalists.

Two of the gunmen got out of the vehicle and ran away with a laptop and a bag containing the money, according to police. The other two were however, intercepted by bystanders and community members. The two suspected robbers were beaten to near death by a mob before they could be rescued by police from Nansana Police Station.

They were rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital for treatment as police hunt for their alleged accomplices. One of the suspects was identified as Ronald Kaweesi, a 25-year-old resident of Nansana East I A, Nansana East Ward in Wakiso District who was driving the suspects’ car.
The other was identified as RO 186816 Erick Tumuwine, 42, UPDF soldier attached to Magamaga engineering brigade in Iganga District in eastern Uganda.
ASP Owoyesigyire, "police are in touch with the UPDF leadership to confirm whether the suspects are their officers."