WAKISO– The Uganda Police Force have finally spoke out on the alleged Nansana Bijambiya attack.
On Saturday 4th September 2021, social media platforms were a wash with a video of a group of thugs armed with pangas and breaking implements who supposedly had attacked a home in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District.
ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy spokesperson revealed that immediately after the viral video various officers in charge of the different police stations under Nansana division were contacted to establish if such an incident occurred and whether any of them had received any such information but yielded positive results.
Owoyesigyire however noted that a few hours later, the division Crime Intelligence officer received information from the defence secretary of Nabweru North who informed him that indeed thugs armed with Pangas and breaking implements had attacked premises of one of his residents Paul Kayemba Sempijja in Nabweru North II, Kibwa in Nansana Municipality.
“Immediately investigations were instituted and it has been established that on Saturday morning at 3am a group of four men armed with pangas and breaking implements jumped over the perimeter fence and accessed the premises of Paul Kayemba in Kibwa, Nansana Municipality”, Owoyesigyire added.
Kayemba’s premises which have 11 residential rooms have CCTV cameras installed in the compound and at the gate which through an alarm system alerted the residents who also made a verbal alarm prompting the thugs to take off.
Owoyesigyire stressed that it was further established that the small gate which also gives access to the premises had not been locked which aided the thugs to run away.
He refuted claims that the police were informed of the incident as social media reports stressing that the victims themselves admit they didn’t inform the police but only tried to call the area defense secretary but unfortunately all their repeated calls went unanswered.
According to Police, no property was stolen and no person was harmed as the thugs took off having sensed that their presence had been detected.
Owoyesigyire noted that the efforts to have suspects arrested and prosecuted are underway and appealed to the members of the public to remain vigilant and report any such incidents through calling their nearest police stations.
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