Kampala Police has arrested a woman for allegedly stealing merchandise worth Shs20million from a friend’s shop.
Diana Babirye,28, a resident of Kitintale was arrested after stealing goods from a shop located in Ntinda Kigoowa belonging to a one Peace Tusingwire.
Police later recovered the goods at the suspects home upon search.
The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire said Babirye hatched the plan of looting her friends property days after a rumour that her friend was tired of the shop business and in need of a more decent and well paying job.
She then offered to help with the aim of looting her property.
Investigators revealed that each time an appointment would be set to meet the potential employees, the unsuspecting victim would leave her friend Babirye at the shop giving her a chance to duplicate the shop keys.
“It’s surprising how someone betrays a friend like Babirye did by opening her friend’s shop and looting almost all merchandise. However Ntinda Police officers were able to recover them,” Owoyesigire said.
The complainant told police in her statement that she had left her long time trusted friend at the shop which gave her an opportunity to duplicate the shop keys.
The suspect was later able to access, open the shop and steal all the valuable merchandise.
Police then tracked Babirye’s phone and call data placed her at the shop location by the time of the breaking.
Upon arrest, a number of goods were recovered from her home in Luzira Kirombe and taken to Ntinda Police Station.
She later admitted having stolen these goods and blamed it on spirits forced her to get involved in acts like stealing and night dancing.
The suspect is currently detained at Ntinda Police Station under charges of theft pending arraignment before courts of law.