Kabale University student arrested over a series of Robberies

By Sophan Niwamanya

apearlnews.com

Police in Kabale District is holding a student of Kabale University for alleged cases of robberies, theft, and impersonating a lieutenant of the UPDF at times when that was police personnel.

The suspect has been identified as Kakuru Tumusiime Gaston, aged 26, a 3rd-year student at Kabale University pursuing education in literature in English and also a resident of Rwamabodo Town Council, Kajara County, Ntungamo District.

Kakuru has been renting in Nyakambu cell, southern division, Kabale municipality as a student of Kabale University.

Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson, said that the suspect is alleged to have robbed Joseph Nuwagaba, a businessman resident of Nkombe cell, Bushuro parish, Kitumba sub-county, over 1.5 m Ugx, and phoned him on 1/12/2022 at 9:00 p.m. at Mwisi. On April 15, 2023, he robbed Patrick Aharizira of Butobere cell, central division, of his motor vehicle registration number, UAT856J premio, Nyakitoro cell, Mwanjari ward, southern division.

Maate told the press today that on April 30, 2023, at 00:30 p.m., the suspect also robbed Naboth Twongyeirwe, a health worker of Bubare trading center, Rubanda district, of a mobile phone, a radio,a watch, and 50,000 shillings.

Maate narrated that the suspect also stole four laptops from fellow students of Kabale University, identified as Caroline Dushimana in March 2023, Goreti Taremwa in November 2021, Lillian Nsimenta on 8/12/2022, and Precious Ekyamagero on 9/23/2022, and sold them off.

He also stole a phone from Edith Orikyiriza on April 15, 2023, and three phones from Muhindo Mutiny, worth $23,000, and a phone charger on April 15, 2023, both students of Kabale University.

Maate revealed that it’s further alleged that they were always three men during the robberies and that he was at times calling himself a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) lieutenant and was arrested with a shirt similar to that of a UPDF madoadoa.

The cases mentioned above are a few among the many reported ones against him, and

ASP Maate requested the public that anyone who could have been robbed should report to Cps. Kabale for further management while police are still investigating the other two suspects.