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Following an attempted robbery at KCB, Jinja branch Wednesday evening, a police gun has been recovered with five rounds of ammunition.
The firearm is on registration number SAR reg. No. Ug Pol 594325 – 07243.
It had 5 rounds of ammunition.
The firearm and bullets were recovered abandoned at the scene as police responded to the bank’s call.
Meanwhile, Private guards attached to Pinnacle Security have fled after they were named in the said robbery.
They are; Wily Namutondo and Benard Otikoi.
The suspects and one unidentified one, armed with a knife approached the bank between 7:30pm and 8pm before holding bank staff at ransom.
They grabbed bank manager’s mobile phone while other bankers including Denis Mugisa, Diana Kisambo and Mildred Adong lost Shs180, 000 in the robbery.
A police report, this news site has seen shows that the police are working with the security company to hunt down the bank attackers.
A search conducted at a residence to one of the suspects led to recovery of yet another firearm.
Particulars of the gun remain unknown.
The search, insiders say was conducted at Works Zone, Nile Crescent Road.
It has also been established that the two guards now on the run have worked at the bank for a year and five months respectively.
A matter Vide CRB. 549/2019 of robbery and attempted robbery has been recorded at the Central Police Station, Jinja as further probe into the matter continues.
