The Kampala Metropolitan Police territorial team has dismissed with disgrace four police officers attached to the Kabalagala police station.
The officers were charged with aggravated robbery after they turned against a businessman who allegedly had in their possession USD 30,000 and wanted to exchange it for Uganda shillings to buy a lorry.
The officers include; DC Among Phiona, aged 28, DC Angula Isaac, aged 27, DC Baluku Shafik, aged 26 and DC Galenda Bernard, all attached to Kabalagala Police Division.
“The facts gathered indicate that on 17.01.2024, one Muhammad Olad Abdirahman, a 37-year-old, a Kenyan businessman of Kisenyi, went to Royal View Hotel Buziga, for accommodation,” said SCP Fred Enanga, police spokesperson.
According to Enanga, the victim requested the manager to help identify the Forex with the best exchange rate for USD 30,000 which was in their possession. The money was to be used to buy a lorry.
The hotel management tipped DC Among, who alerted her three other colleagues.
“They reached the hotel around 4 pm and in conspiracy with Okello, who was pretending to be a foreign exchange broker and the manager of the hotel, caused the arrest of the victims.”
“They bundled them into a motor vehicle, and drove them through Kabalagala barracks road, up to another hotel garden, where they robbed from them the USD 30,000 and chased them away.”
The suspects narrated their ordeal to a Kenyan friend who helped them report their case.
The four officers were arrested and a quick search of their homes led to the recovery of some dollars and exhibits.
“The scenes were fully documented. Efforts are now in place to track down Okello and the Manager and have them arrested,” said Enanga.
He added: “The police officers have disgraced the force, after being charged with heinous crimes that erode the trust of the police within the community. We will not shy away from accountabilities, as the majority of officers; continue to serve Ugandans every day with pride and integrity, to keep our country safe.”