Police
have arrested four armed thugs who attacked Premier Sports Betting LTD located
in Bukesa near Bukesa traffic lights and made off with over Shs1m.
In a statement, Police say Old Kampala
Police Station responded to an armed robbery that took place on 13/03/2020 at
around 3am at the above betting company.
“Four thugs armed with a rifle attacked the cashiers of the betting company, put them on gunpoint before demanding for money and mobile phone sets,” Police says, adding: “ We got a tip off and later organised to respond. An organized offensive operation led to the arrest of eight thugs, recovery of four motorcycles; cash USHs1, 096,000 that had been robbed.”
An SAR rifle and mobile phone sets were also recovered, Police said.
“We have established that two of the suspects are
attached to SGA Security Company.
We have also obtained statements from the cashiers
who witnessed the attack. The information will help us in the prosecution of
the suspects,” Police added.
