URN.Wandera says that he was woken up by the sound of the vehicle around 4:00 am only to realize thugs were taking his vehicle. He reported to the Dabani police station and immediately started mobilizing his colleagues to help him to recover the vehicle.
Juma Igulu, a resident of Bugweri district is in trouble for alleged of a tipper truck. He is locked up at Busia Central Police Station for alleged theft of tipper registration number UAU 038F belonging to Laban Wandera, the Dabani Sub-county LC V councilor. The vehicle reportedly was stolen from Wandera’s home in Buwuma village in Dabani Sub-county.
Wandera says that he was woken up by the sound of the vehicle around 4:00 am only to realize thugs were taking his vehicle. He reported to the Dabani police station and immediately started mobilizing his colleagues to help him to recover the vehicle. Wandera says that they managed to chase the thugs prompted them to abandon the truck on the roadside in Nankoma trading center in Mayuge district.
He says that they alerted locals who started drumming and used megaphones to mobilize other residents to hunt for the suspects. The residents apprehended Igulu, who they found hiding in a rice garden in the swamp in Nankoma village with several keys. Wandera says that they returned the suspect to Busia town where they checked his key and found that one of them could start the truck.
Didas Byaruhanga, the Busia District Police Commander confirmed the arrest, saying the suspect will help police inquiries into the matter.
