Lt. Col Deo Akiiki, the Deputy UPDF Spokesperson has said that they won’t stop until they crack down all the criminal gangs that have been tormenting Ugandans.
Lt. Col Akiiki said this while addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre about the ongoing operations in Kampala.
Last weekend, Military Police picked up 29 suspects, majority of them members of Boda Boda 2010, for their alleged involvement in the kidnap and murder of Francis Ekalugar, the former accountant at Case Clinic.
Among the arrested, was Kiwalabye Huzairu who happens to be a brother to Boda Boda 2010 patron, Abdalla Kitata.
“After interrogating Kiwalabye Huzairu, the investigators found a need to make further arrests. The others were subsequently arrested including Abdalla Kitata, a brother to Kiwalabye Huzairu,” said the soft spoken Lt. Col
He added that;
“Mawa Muzamiru, a driver to Dr Ssebale Kato proprietor of Case Clinic and Kikandi Muhindo plus Bizimana David a Congolese national at whose residence the vehicle of the late Francis Ekalugar was found were also arrested.
“On Sunday 21st January, 2018 a search was conducted following leads from the arrested suspects and the vehicle Registration Number UAW 899U Toyota Premio in which the late Francis Ekalugar was kidnapped was recovered with altered number plates to UAT764L.”
This website understands that Francis Ekaluhar, an employee of Case Clinic was kidnapped & later murdered on Tuesday 2nd January, 2018. His body was discovered by Uganda Police in Kajansi on 3rd January, 2018.