By THE OBSERVER UG
The robbery at ambassador Oundo’s home was orchestrated by five police officers
Nsambya police officers did not only steal Ambassador Barbra Oundo Nekesa’s Shs 41 million cash but they also stole another Shs 2.2 billion belonging to her husband and Mbale business tycoon, Hajji Suleiman Mafabi Lumolo.
The December 5, 2023 robbery was orchestrated by five police officers at Lumolo’s residency in Muyenga, an affluent Kampala suburb. At the time of the robbery, Nekesa was alone inside the main house when four armed police officers; Dominic Idro, Rogers Nuwagaba, Sharif Mugoya, and Edgar Arinda attacked.
Investigations by the criminal investigations directorate (CID) revealed that the attackers were invited by the counterterrorism policeman Micheal Wango, who had been guarding the home for one and a half months.
Wango learned that Nekesa and Lumolo often keep substantial sums of money in their residence. On the fateful night, Wango disconnected the electricity on the razor fence and altered the direction of the CCTV cameras to avoid capturing the intruders.
“Wango also switched off the lights in one of the corners of the perimeter wall on which the four police officers scaled. He agreed with his colleague to inflict minor injuries on him to disguise it as a robbery by strangers,” stated CID detectives in the report.
Once inside the compound, Arinda, Idro, Nuwagaba, and Mugoya attacked the maids in the boy’s quarters, compelling them to open the main house. The maids, under threat of guns, led the police officers to Nekesa’s bedroom, where they demanded money.
“While inside, the group packed the money in five bags and also took an iPhone. They afterwards took the money into the banana plantation where a bodaboda rider Josh Kalinda was waiting for them,” investigators said.
The attackers reportedly carried with them the DVR for the CCTV cameras to erase any evidence. Nekesa initially reported the theft of Shs 41 million, but when her husband Lumolo returned home, he discovered that his Shs 2.2 billion cash had also been taken. Forensic experts examined the two guns supposedly taken by the robbers and dumped in the banana plantation.
The fingerprints found on the guns belonged to Wango, raising suspicion until he confessed after interrogation. Fred Enanga, th police spokesperson, revealed that the police officers took the stolen money to Nsambya police barracks, where it was distributed. Watson took Shs 200 million, Kalinda Shs 20 million, and Mugoya Shs 230 million.
Additional suspects, making a total of 12, were arrested after they were found sharing money from a sack containing some of the stolen funds. These suspects include Samuel Opio, Patrick Aponyo, Matia Lulangwa, Pallaso, and Masembe.
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