Police recovers Kassanda guns
CP Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesman says the territorial police in Wamala and Kassanda, are actively investigating the deadly invasion of ZIAN DUOMI factory, and aggravated robbery in Kigarama village, Myanzi parish, Myanzi sub county in Kassanda district.
Enanga says preliminary findings do reveal that on the 16.10.2021, at around 2.40am, a gang of approximately 15 criminal assailants, armed with pangas and metallic bars, jumped over the fence of the factory that deals in plywood.
The assailants headed straight to the sentry house near the gate, and attacked 3 police officers who were inside. During the surprise attack, they grabbed a gun and shot dead PPC Amuko Ronald. They further inflicted serious injuries on two other officers identified as, PPC Rukundo Obed and PPC Muwanguzi Peter and also took their guns, bringing the total number to three.
The criminal assailants proceeded and broke into the room of the Managing Director, Shi Wenxia, and robbed him of cash sh7 million, 1000 Chinese Yuan, and other items. Others went to the CCTV room and vandalized the cameras. The suspects, additionally, attacked two female victims on the night shift and gang raped them, before they fled from the scene.
“Our response teams from Kassanda, upon arrival, rushed the two officers and the female victims to Mityana Referral hospital for further medical attention and DNA samples. The bodies of the officer and that of the killed assailant were also transported to hospital for postmortem. So far, two guns and a panga have been recovered. Efforts to recover the additional gun are in place,” Enanga revealed.
He said the combined task team was working towards the identification of the assailant. He was gunned down during the raid, identification will help track his place of origin. His body had no identification documents, and also he was not known in the area.
Enanga said police was pursuing other leads and will not rest until the assailants are tracked down, arrested and brought to justice.
He further said the two officers and the female victims were all out of danger and progressing well in hospital.