By Flavia Ajok
The police in Kagadi are pursuing unknown armed thugs who raided Mambugu village and robbed businessman Andrew Kaahwa of Shillings 3 million at gunpoint around 9:15 p.m on Saturday night.
Kaahwa had left his wholesale shop in Kagadi town and was returning home when three armed thugs emerged from a nearby bush as he reached his compound. The thugs, armed with a gun and a hammer, demanded all the money he had.
Fearing for his life, Kaahwa surrendered Shillings 3 million, along with his car key and a 25-kilogram bag of rice. After the robbery, the thugs fled to an unknown location.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, confirmed that investigations are underway, with a team of flying squad operatives dispatched to track down the suspects, who may have been monitoring Kaahwa’s movements for some time.
This incident follows a similar robbery in January at Wairagaza trading center in Kyangwali sub-county, where armed robbers stole Shillings 3 million from businesswoman Sarah Bampayineza at gunpoint. They also took her two mobile phones valued at Shillings 420,000.
