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Police name 5 more boda boda victims killed by robbery gang
Under investigation. John Bosco Mugisha, alias Mukiga, who allegedly hit Muwonge with a claw hammer, killing him, takes police detectives to the crime scene. PHOTO BY DAVID LUBOWA
What you need to know:
- While addressing the press at police headquarters yesterday, Mr Enanga said Tamale was also linked to the murder of another boda boda rider in Old Kampala after Tamale’s fingerprints were discovered in both incidents.
Kampala. Police have identified at least five victims of the Kabadia criminal gang whose two members were captured on CCTV footage on June 30 while taking part in the gruesome killing of Derrick Muwonge, a boda boda cyclist from Nabweru South Zone.
Last week, police in Katwe, a Kampala suburb, arrested John Bosco Mugisha, alias Mukiga, who allegedly hit Muwonge with a claw hammer, killing him instantly. Police later arrested his alleged accomplice Aloysius Tamale, alias Young Mulo, who is reported to have strangled Muwonge.
The duo allegedly murdered Muwonge in Kakeka in Mengo and stole his motorcycle.
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the gang was responsible for killing other motorcycle riders: Damiano Sekalala on April 24 in Makindye, Abdullah Nsubuga on January 21 in Kizungu, Makindye, Godfrey Nkata, who was killed on June 3, Emmanuel Gatete killed on March 13 near St Agnes School on Salaama Road, Makindye and Tom Wamala killed on June 2. There was an unidentified motorcycle rider who was killed on May 29 in Kanisa zone.
The gang has also allegedly confessed to killing at least five motorcycle riders in Old Kampala and taking their motorcycles. Two of these was Issa Gidudu murdered on April 1 next to the nursery school in Rubaga Division where they also later murdered Derrick Muwonge on June 29.
In last week’s operation, police arrested other members of the Kabadia gang. The suspects included Magidu Bandiho, Umar Senyonga and Bob Mubaare who are currently detained at Katwe Police Station.
Young Mulo is detained at Kireka Special Investigations Unit. Mr Mulo was initially reported to have been killed by a mob in Mubarak Zone in Makindye but he was later discovered alive and re-arrested.
On Sunday, the suspects were driven under tight security to various places to reconstruct the scenes of crime where they allegedly killed the victims.
Sources reiterated that police in Katwe had recovered another CCTV footage where Mukiga and another are seen killing a boda boda rider in Kizungu zone, Makindye Division.
While addressing the press at police headquarters yesterday, Mr Enanga said Tamale was also linked to the murder of another boda boda rider in Old Kampala after Tamale’s fingerprints were discovered in both incidents.
“We are sure we have the right suspects,” Mr Enanga said.
He said police also arrested Mr Robert Kawooya, who rode Tamale after Muwonge’s murder and Viola Nakanjako, his sister, who was found dressing Mulo’s wounds at a witchdoctor’s shrine where he had hidden to escape arrest last week.
Police also arrested the witchdoctor, Dan Yiga, at his shrine, and Ali Lwetutte, the witchdoctor’s assistant.
Police Crackdown
Since July 1, police have been carrying out an operation to net killers of boda boda riders and have recovered 70 stolen motorcycles which had been dismantled.
Another 45 motorcycles were recovered and police have invited the owners to identify them. In some instances, police recovered only number plates and are all being kept at Katwe Police Station.
Police explained that the criminals usually sell motorcycles between Shs500,000 and Shs700,000.
