Police in Mbarara District are holding two (02) suspects in custody in connection with stealing from motor vehicles. The Police have identified the suspects as; Asiimwe Josephat (30) a businessman from Bwambala Rukungiri District and Nakunda Javira (34) a businessman from Buremba, Kazo District.
Samson Kasasira, the Police spokesperson for Rwizi Police Region alleged that the two suspects during the night of 26-27 November, 2024 stole number plates from motor vehicles that were parked in different trading centers in Mbarara District and left a phone number for victims to call.
A ransom was to be paid for the number plates to be returned. Kasasira says that Police ably tracked the suspects and apprehended them in Rukungiri District.
The suspects later revealed where they had hidden the stolen number plates.
“Seven (07) number plates were recovered and exhibited at Bwizibwera Police Station. The suspects are pending prosecution in courts of law,” Kasasira said.