By Weswa Ronnie
TORORO
Police in Tororo on Sunday, 4th August 2024 arrested three security guards suspected to be behind theft of 191 iron sheets from Uganda Baati on Friday night.
Those arrested are Brian Mugisha, Joseph Osingere and Kenneth Wakusamba, all attached to KK Security guard.
One hundred thirty-two pieces of the suspected stolen mabaati were recovered from the home of Alex Budeyo, a resident of Bison A’ village in Western Division in Tororo Municipality.
According to Tororo District Police Commander, Sadat Sabila, the arrest of the guards came after a thorough investigation was launched following a report of theft of Orientile iron sheets from the company’s warehouse on Friday night.
He says that they received a call around 6am that there was theft at the factory.
He adds that they moved in with a sniffer dog and upon tracking, the dog led them to one of the homes of the guards.
According to Joseph Oketcho, Uganda Baati manager, the stolen iron sheets are valued at about Shs17million and were in the factory store ready for sale when they went missing.
The police have called upon anyone with information about the missing remaining iron sheets to come forward and assist in the investigations.
DPC says they have also urged the public to report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station for prompt action.
