Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects involved in an aggravated robbery that happened at a Spice Supermarket
The incident happened during the weekend when a group of unknown men stormed into a supermarket in Ssatu, Namubiru ward, Mukono central in Mukono Municipality where they got involved in a robbery shooting and injuring one of the workers
Speaking to the media, during the police weekly brief at the police headquarters in Naguru on Monday, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that the two were now in the custody of the flying Squad Unit having been identified by the locals in the area
According to the Spokesperson, apparently, these two had been sighted on the eve of the robbery, while drinking at Cloud 9 bar, near the supermarket, and could later be identified as having dropped one’s mask while trying to escape from the scene.
These included Mugalu William, a 24-year-old resident, of Nasuuti cell, Ntawo ward, Mukono Central, and Mbogo Sam, a 23-year-old, resident of Nasuuti cell, Ntawo ward, Mukono municipality.
“We are now working towards the recovery of the gun and identifying other members of the gang, these appear to be an amateur group, Enanga said.
Adding that such groups are usually desperate, and willing to use violence like the case was when they shot a bullet through the computer, injuring a one Ssekandi Irene, through the stomach and exited from the back through a team of counselors from CID Headquarters had since been dispatched to offer counseling services to the victim.
Enanga notes that though attacks on supermarkets have not been so regular, they anticipated more retail crimes on supermarkets, mobile money points, retail shops, markets, etc, which continued to be at risk, owing to it to the high levels of unemployment among the youth, use of drugs, change in criminal tactics, where robbers attack softer targets with lesser security, such as supermarkets and the opportunity of get-away.
Other than guns, knives, machetes, screw drives, and other sharp objects are used.
He, therefore, added that the Joint Security Agencies, have deployed more manpower both overt and covert in Mukono, to help dismantle the criminal gangs behind retail crimes, urging the public to strengthen their neighborhood watch programs and also boost security measures like connecting their alarms to police stations and deploying a sufficient number of private security guards.
