President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's administration has taken action against four police officers for allegedly robbing a Kenyan businessman Ksh4.8 million (USD 30,000) at gunpoint.
The four police officers attached to Kabalagala Police Station were charged with Aggravated robbery.
The officers include; DC Among Phiona, aged 28, DC Angula Isaac, aged 27, DC Baluku Shafik, aged 26, and DC Galenda Bernard, all attached to Kabalagala Police Division.
According to a statement issued by Ugandan Police, the Kenyan businessman had USD 30,000 and wanted to exchange it before buying a lorry.
The 37-year-old was staying at Royal View Hotel Buziga and requested the premises manager to help find a reliable forex exchange firm.
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However, the manager capitalised on the request to orchestrate a multi-million robbery. The hotel management tipped DC Among, who alerted her three other colleagues.
"They reached the hotel around 4 pm and in conspiracy with Okello, who was pretending to be a foreign exchange broker and the manager of the hotel, caused the arrest of the victims," Ugandan Police Forces explained.
"They bundled them into a motor vehicle, and drove them through Kabalagala barracks road, up to another hotel garden, where they robbed from them the USD 30,000 and chased them away," they added.
The victim was later released and together with his colleague, they filed a police report regarding the robbery incident.
"The four officers were arrested, and a quick search at their homes led to the recovery of some dollars and exhibited. The scenes were fully documented," Ugandan Police Forces detailed.
"Efforts are now in place to track down Okello and the Manager and have them arrested."
Museveni's administration described the four charged officers as a disgrace to the nation.
