Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery of more than Shs45 million from officials of a forex bureau in Kampala last month.
The suspects, identified as Yudah Kamoga, also known as “Sparta”, and Arnold Kayabula, a boda boda rider, were arrested on Thursday as investigators intensified efforts to dismantle a suspected robbery ring operating within the Kampala Metropolitan area.
According to Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the robbery occurred on May 6 when the manager of Riverside Forex Bureau and a colleague travelled from Bunga Trading Centre carrying $13,000 to exchange for Uganda shillings.
“After successfully exchanging the money at a forex bureau along Kampala Road, the two were reportedly intercepted by motorcycle-riding assailants in Nsambya and robbed of Shs45,184,600,” Owoyesigyire said.
Investigators later recovered a motorcycle bearing registration number UMA 655GK, whose number plate had allegedly been forged to conceal the identity of the motorcycle used in the robbery.
Police said subsequent investigations led to the arrest of the two suspects and the recovery of another motorcycle, registration number UMA 602KK, believed to have been used during the attack.
“The suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue to establish their specific roles in the robbery and to identify and apprehend other accomplices,” Owoyesigyire said.
He added that police were committed to ensuring that all those involved in the robbery are arrested and brought to justice.
Investigations are ongoing.