Kituuma commended the swift action of the police officers involved and asked them to continue pursuing the suspects who remain at large.
Police in Mengo on Sunday night shot dead three suspected thieves who were found stealing from a mobile money agent.
Rusoke Kituuma, the police spokesperson says the thugs were engaged by the police motorcycle squad from Lungujja where they were robbing a mobile money agent.
“The police motorcycle squad immediately pursued the fleeing suspects up to the Mengo Stabex fuel station. There, the officers engaged the suspects, resulting in a shootout. Two suspects were neutralized on the spot, while a third suspect sustained injuries and died enroute to Mulago Hospital. However, two other suspects managed to escape on a numberless motorcycle,” Kituuma said.
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In a statement, the police spokesperson said on the evening of June 28, 2025, at around 8:00 PM, police officers from Nateete Police Station were conducting their routine patrol in Lungujja, located within Mengo, Rubaga Division, Kampala City and heard a man raising an alarm from a roadside mobile money shop, desperately calling for help as thieves were attempting to rob him of his money.
“The officers responded swiftly to the distress call and arrived at the scene to find a violent struggle between the suspects and the victim over a small black bag containing cash. As the area Officer in Charge (OC) attempted to apprehend one of the suspects, another pulled out a panga (machete), prompting one of the officers to fire a warning shot into the air. Startled by the gunfire, the suspects fled the scene.”
At the scene, police is said to have recovered several exhibits, including a bag containing sh8,435,000, two transaction mobile phones (MTN and Airtel), the victim’s National Identity Card, and his house keys.
From the suspects, officers also recovered two motorcycles, one with registration number UGE 294X (a maroon Haojue) and another numberless Haojue, along with two pangas.
Kituuma commended the swift action of the police officers involved and asked them to continue pursuing the suspects who remain at large.