POLICE COMMANDER COUGHS STOLEN EXHIBIT MONEY
Kireka police station commander, Nicholas Muyonjo, has reportedly agreed to refund the stolen cash exhibit worth Shs 17 million belonging to a businessman, Michael Dean Omoit.
Muyonjo was arrested alongside his junior officer detective, Sgt William Kawooya, while another accused police officer, Sgt Joshua Jagule escaped arrest. The trio allegedly stole the $4,700 cash belonging to Omoit who had moved out to meet his friend. The police’s Professional Standards Unit (PSU) ordered for the trio’s arrest last week.
Omoit told URN that Muyonjo and Kawooya have been released on police bond after they pleaded with him through his lawyer to let them free so that they can refund the money.
“They requested me to allow them get out so that they can raise my money. But also it was their right because they had been in cells for more than 48 hours. They said they would give me back my money today but I haven’t heard from them,” Omoit said.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango, confirmed that Muyonjo and Jagule had been released on bond. A police source said Muyonjo, Jagule and Kawooya will face the police disciplinary Court if they refund the money. The source also says that they risk being dragged to court if they do not raise Omoit’s money soon enough.
“They were given police bond. They are likely to appear in our disciplinary court next week,” Onyango said.
The Drone Media can exclusively reveal that this habit is common at all police stations. The officers always bring back less money than what they kept; they then sheepishly smile giving lame excuses to the owners of such cash/exhibit money. A vivid case was at Katwe Police Station, this police officer Boney Okello got sh740,000 exhibit money, but he only brought back sh650,000 and even asked for more. Okello’s argument was that he helped recover the money. This was on SD:Ref: 87/05/03/19