By Weswa Ronnie
KIBUKU
Two men have been arrested in Tirinyi Trading Centre, Kibuku District, after they were found in possession of suspected stolen property.
The suspects have been identified as Okwakol Samuel, 57, an Etesot by tribe, a peasant and resident of Kobwiiri Village, Kobwiin Parish, Kobwiin Sub-county, Ngora District, and Ogwang Erukana, 32, an Etesot by tribe, a peasant and resident of Omo Village, Omo Parish, Kobwiin Sub-county, Ngora District.
According to Wilfred Kyempasa, the Bukedi North region police spokesperson, the arrest was made on 10th November 2026 at about 6:30 a.m. during an intelligence-led operation led by ASP Kajera Zadoki, the Officer in Charge of Tirinyi Police Station, to crack down on cattle thefts in the area.
He says the two suspects were arrested in possession of two slaughtered sheep and five slaughtered goats packed in two 100kg sacks. A case file of alleged possession of suspected stolen property has been opened under SD Ref 07/10/11/2026 and Tirinyi CRB 0100/2026.
Kyempasa adds that the exhibits of two slaughtered sheep and five slaughtered goats packed in two sacks were recovered from the scene. The two suspects were arrested and are in detention.
