The incident took place on June 30, 2023, at approximately 21:30 hours in Luzira Stage 7 Zone, Nakawa Division, Kampala district.
Luzira: City businessman killed in Shs 72 million mobile money robbery as UPDF soldier, legal assistant are arrested
A businessman in Luzira, Nakawa in Kampala has died in an incident of robbery which occurred last night.
The deceased has been identified as Richard Ssenyondo, 38.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that the incident happened when Bahati Aggrey and Nyamukulu Annah were in the process of closing their Mobile Money outlet when two armed thugs approached them. The assailants fired shots into the air, causing panic, and Bahati managed to escape, leaving Nyamukulu trapped inside the shop.
The criminals proceeded to break into the shop, stealing a total of UGX 72,000,000 (Seventy-two million shillings). As the perpetrators fled the scene, they encountered members of the public who attempted to intervene. During the encounter, the thugs discharged their firearms, resulting in the death of Ssenyondo, and the injured Nakigudde
While one of the thugs successfully evaded capture, police managed to arrest two suspects. The suspects currently detained at Jinja Road are; Guma Vincent, 34 years, a soldier, a resident of kikubamutwe army barracks along Kayunga road, and Mugerwa Darglous aged 47 years, Legal Assistant, a resident of Lake side Luzira, Nakawa Division, Kampala District.
Onyango says an AK-47 firearm was recovered as evidence.
“A team of police officers from the Kampala Metropolitan Police East and Jinja Road Police Division visited the crime scene and recorded statements from relevant witnesses. The body of the deceased, identified as Ssenyondo Richard, a 38-year-old businessperson residing in Mutungo, Nakawa Division, was handed over to the City Mortuary in Mulago for a postmortem examination. The injured victim, Nakigudde Betty, has been identified and is receiving medical treatment. The investigation is ongoing, and the police are pursuing leads to bring all those responsible to justice.”
