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By Francis Otucu
The incidents happened separately between April 7, 2019 and April 9, 2019 in Nansana, Hoima and Mbale towns.
The police agree that robberies targeting mobile money operators are on the increase.
According to ACP Polly Namaye, the force’s Deputy Spokesperson, three cases were recorded across the country in two days.
April 9, 2019
At around 11:30pm, two 02 unidentified people travelling in an unidentified motor vehicle, armed with a rifle, waylaid Isma Magoma, a mobile money agent at Nakaloke Central Cell, Nakaloke Town Council in Mbale District. They shot at the boda boda motocycle he was using to return home. However, he and his rider survived with injuries. Shs5,840,000 was taken by the assailants. Others taken include; five 05 mobile phones and three three Matrix machines.
They are currently nursing injuries at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
April 9, 2019
At 10pm, two unidentified armed thugs attacked Betty Nampira, a mobile money operator in Nansana West I Village, Nansana Division, Nansana Municipality and robbed her of UGX 3.3M. The suspects shot in the air to scare off approaching residents.
April 7, 2019
It was 9pm when two unidentified people attacked Moses Mugisha a mobile money operator at Mpongo Trading Center, Mpasana Sub-county, Kakumiro District and robbed him of UGX 1,370,000.
The suspects shot and injured two people who were part of the group trying to pursue them.
The injured were taken to Hoima Hospital for treatment.