20 vandals arrested over stealing Northern bypass furniture
BY URN KAMPALA. Police and the army have apprehended 20 suspected vandals accused of damaging road furniture along the Northern bypass. The operation involved deploying covert personnel, later reinforced by uniformed police officers and soldiers in the Masanafu and Busega areas, where the highest incidents of vandalism have been recorded. Road guards, security camera poles, and signposts are the most affected furniture. The operation commenced with the apprehension of Umar Kitimbo, who, not only confessed to participating in road furniture vandalism but also cooperated with investigators by leading them to his accomplices. Kitimbo implicated Jonan Abigaba, an employee of Katooke Metal Scrap, stating, "We sell whatever we vandalize to these people. Some of our colleagues are Lubigi, and Abigaba knows them." Subsequently, the joint efforts of the police and military led to the apprehension of several suspects, including Obedi, Eric […]
