Unknown Thugs have broken into the Hoima Chief Resident State Attorney’s office and torched several files. The thugs broke into the offices in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
The affected offices are located along Hoima-Kampala road near the office of the Resident City Commissioner-RCC, Hoima Resident District Commissioner-RDC, Albertine Regional Police headquarters, and District Internal Security Officer-DISO.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police spokesperson, says that the thugs gained entrance into the offices through the behind part of the building after cutting the chain link.
He says after cutting the chain link, the thugs later cut one of the windows and entered the offices, and set several case files on fire before they took off.
Hakiza says that police were tipped off after people saw fire emerging from the offices at around 4 am.
According to Hakiza, investigations into the matter have commenced. They are currently analyzing CCTV footage to establish what exactly could have happened.
Vincent Apha Opio, the Kikuube LC V Vice Chairperson fears that many crucial case files could have been burnt.
He wants police to investigate circumstances, under which thugs could have penetrated into the offices that are surrounded by many security offices.
It is not clear whether the offices were being guarded by the time the thugs broke into them. Police had cordoned off the offices by the time of filing this story.