Six arrested during night operation in Rubanda district
Six arrested during night operation in Rubanda district
By Fednand Tuhame
Rubanda
The territorial police in Rubanda carried out an intelligence led disruptive operation where a number of suspects that have been on the security watch lists and ex- convicts were arrested.
According to the Kigezi region police spokesperson ASP Elly Maate, the operation was carried out last night between midnight to 05:00 hours.
Maate said that this operation was conducted in identified black spots within Rubanda town Council, commanded by the DPC, SP JB Tumwebaze and team from CPS Rubanda.
He identified the arrested as; Joel Namanya, Anobed Mucunguzi, Bruno Ahimbisibwe, William Agaba, Elias Mugisha and Brian Akankwasa.
This follows emerging reports of aggravated robberies by thugs armed with machetes, knives and stones who waylaid late night travellers and rob them of their valuables.
Maate explained that they have are detained at CPS Rubanda pending further investigations and identification by some of the victims such as Eng Denis Twesigomwe of Rubanda District Local Government who was allegedly robbed of a bag containing a laptop and shillings 4.9 million as he returned from Kampala on 02/02/2026 at around 0300hrs.
Inquiries ongoing as more of the same operations are to be conducted in the entire Kigezi region to fight that vice of criminality.
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