

By Francis Otucu
A rifle, number, No. UG POL 565906964-38896 is that used in an armed robbery in Kibaale, Butole in Kyangwali in Kikuube district last Thursday.
This news site has established that the gun, belonging to Uganda Police Force had eleven rounds of ammunition.
Investigators say the gun was used in attacking Karuuru Muhereza, a resident of Kibaale on January 29, 2020.
However, when he made an alarm, his neighbors helped overpower his attackers.
Two of his attackers were lynched by mob and the gun recovered.
They have been identified as Stephen Tumwesigye and Haruna Kasaija.
Two other thugs escaped unhurt, the police said.
THE GUN
Impeccable sources say the gun was stolen on March 20, 2017 from Police Constable Jimmy Omara of Field Force Unit attached to Kyangwali.
A case of theft was recorded Vide CRB 367/2017 of Kyangwali.