Uganda Police confirmed an incident on 27/07/2025 at around 03:00 hrs, when a group of individuals armed with pangas attacked several villages in Goma Division, Mukono District, robbing multiple people.
According to a statement issued by police on Tuesday, the attackers began their spree in Nabweru-Mukono District, then continued through Kyaliwajjala, Sonde in Wakiso, and later proceeded to Seeta Town in Mukono, as admitted by one of the suspects.
On their return route to Nabweru, they committed another robbery at Namanve Industrial Park along the Kampala-Jinja highway. A group of boda-boda riders started pursuing them and eventually involved officers from Namanve Coca-Cola police post who joined the search.
The suspects were located parked behind KAWACOM Company in the industrial park. During the confrontation, one of the robbers, identified as Nsubuga, attempted to hack an officer and was shot and incapacitated by the waist and leg. Two additional suspects were arrested, including Asimwe Stephen, 26 years old, Musinga Musa, 22 years old.
Recovered from Asimwe Stephen were three pangas and a motorcycle bearing registration number UGG 597Y. Additionally, three (03) smartphones were seized from the suspects. Nsubuga, who was shot, was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
