Uganda Police Force has dismissed four of their officers who robbed a Kenyan tycoon on gun point and later charged them with Aggravated Robbery.
According to information the officers who have been charged are Amongi Phiona, Angula Isaac, Farouk Shafiquie who are attached to Kabalagala Police Station.
Fred Enanaga the police spokesperson says the four officers, recently robbed a Kenyan investor $ 30000 worth shs 100m. Enanga says the investor was residing at Royal View Hotel in Buziga a Kampala suburb.
The investor Muhammad Ollah, while at the hotel asked the manager to help him and get a good Forex Bureau with good values.
“The manager gave him one okello to help him,” Says Enanga. He added that Okello later gave a deal to Amongi Phionah who also brought it other three officers in the deal.
“The group came at the hotel, put the investor on gun point,forced him to enter the car and was brought to one of the hotels near Kabalagala police and was robbed,” days Enanga adding that he was later dumped in the hotel garden.
Enanga says the case was later reported and a search was conducted and some money exhibits were recovered.
“We charged them with discreditable conducts which carries a punishment of dismissal from the force,” he says.
In other developments Enanga says flying squad in Busoga region also made operations and arrested a group of people who have been robbing business people in districts of Mayuge, Luka among others.
The arrested suspects have been named as Mulangira Hassan, Lukoma Abas,Kumbuga Martin, Fatuma Hamis and Mutegula Swaib.
Enanga says the group has been using three motor vehicles which were also impounded and registered under number UBM 298T, UBG 879T and UBB 716T all Toyota Mark grand.
“We recovered some Army Uniforms, shoes among others upon arresting them,” he says adding they will appear in courts of law on vharges of aggravated robbery.
