By Weswa Ronnie
TORORO
A combined force of Police, a team of Flying Squad, CID and CI has successfully recovered a gun robbed from PC Otwani on 06/01/2024 when he was going to guard at NIRA Tororo vide CRB 224/2026.
The gun, an AK47 number 835517-09562 with 28 Rounds of Ammunition was recovered on Sunday, 3rd March, 2024 at about 2:00AM from Suruti Village, Magodesi Town Council in Tororo District hidden at the home of a one Okongo Joseph.
According to the Bukedi South-Region Police Spokesperson, IP James Mugwe, the recovery follows the arrest of two prime suspects; Tabu Haruna and Ojore William who are part of the gang that has been involved in a series of armed robberies in Tororo.
Mugwe says that upon interrogation, Tabu revealed that the gun was under the custody of Ojore and the latter immediately led police to Suruti Village where he was hiding the gun in the home of Okongo Joseph.
“A search was conducted into the said home and one gun AK 47 number 835517-09562 with 28 Rounds of Ammunition were recovered from an incomplete building (kitchen) hidden in a heap of fire wood wrapped in Khaki trouser, a mosquito net and packed in a white sack,” says Mugwe.
According to Mugwe, Haruna Juma is a Samia by tribe and resident of Mukuju in Tororo district while his colleague Ojore William aged 32 is a businessman and resident of Agururu A2 Cell, Western Division, in Tororo Municipality.
The arrested suspects are also said to be the ones who have been terrorizing residents in Tororo and the neighbouring districts.
