The\nTerritorial Police in Ntungamo in close coordination with Directorate of Crime\nIntelligence arrested Rukundo Sam, a 26-year-old, male adult, and the most\nnotorious member of the criminal gang that was actively involved in acts of\nkidnap, aggravated robberies and murders in Ntungamo and other districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His\narrest, which occurred from his hideout in industrial area, brings to a total\ncomplete the gang members that posed grave danger to our communities for almost\none year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His\nother accomplices arrested earlier and charged to court include; Kalenzi\nRogers, Nuwagaba Obadiah, Bahati Fred, Mbogo Brian, Tumwine Augustine and Sam\nNkurunzinza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They\nparticipated in 17 armed robberies using 4 guns and 3 motorcycles in their\noperation from August, 2019 to- date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These\ninclude; 5 in Ntungamo, 2 in Kiboga, 01 in Bulaga, 01 in Kyengera, 01 in\nMatugga, 01 in Bulenga, 01 in Wakaliga, 01 in Kasangati, 01 in Kibibi,01 in\nKitemu, Masaka road, 01 in Mbale and 01 in Lyantonde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\na separate operation, the police in Mbarara also arrested a notorious kidnapper\nidentified as Julius Tusingwire alias Kabaya, who has been behind the several\ncases of kidnappings for ransom, in Mbarara and the surrounding districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nsuspect was tracked down using advanced surveillance methods, and arrested on\nthe 25\/11\/2019, for the kidnap of Musimenta David, a 4-year-old male juvenile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\ndemanded for a ransom of Ugx 6m and later scaled down to Ugx 1m. The victim was recovered on the 13\/11\/2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nsuspect also participated in the kidnap of Isabella Mungu, a 4-year-old, female\njuvenile from Buteraniro Cell, Nyeihanga Town Council, Rwampara District, on\nthe 3\/10\/2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nwas later abandoned at Kakiika Cell in Mbarara Town where she was recovered\nfrom. On the 19\/10\/2019, the suspect kidnapped Abaho Daniel a 9-year-old, male\njuvenile, from Bujaga Cell Nyeihanga Town Council, whom he later abandoned near\ntheir home, where she was recovered from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And\non the 28\/10\/2019, the suspect participated in the kidnap of Arinaitwe\nArchangelo, a money lender of Kaberebere Town Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\nwas recovered later but unconscious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On\nthe 15\/11\/2019, his criminal gang was again involved in the kidnap of\nByaruhanga Samuel, a 6-year-old, male juvenile from Kaberebere Town Council,\nwhom they later abandoned in Nyamitanga, Mbarara after 3 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Territorial Police in Ntungamo in close coordination with Directorate of Crime Intelligence arrested Rukundo Sam, a 26-year-old, male adult, and the most notorious member of the criminal gang that was actively involved in acts of kidnap, aggravated robberies and murders in Ntungamo and other districts. His arrest, which occurred from his hideout in industrial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":10068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"yoast_head":"\n