The shooting dead of Mukisa Ronnie, a 43 year old lawyer, at the end of May was the work of four people, including a UPDF deserter, police have revealed.
According to Police spokesman Fred Enanga, the 4 suspects are Karedou Robert Irama, his wife Nalwoga Brenda Cathy, Cpl Anyuse Max Geoffrey, a UPDF deserter, and SP Irama Vincent, a police officer attached to KMP North.
Enanga said that the victim and two of the suspects, Karedou Robert and his wife Nalwoga Brenda, knew each other.
“They however, developed a business conflict, where they claim the victim has swindled over USD1 million, from them,” he told journalists at a press conference in Kampala on Monday, 12 June 2023.
Enanga said the couple contacted a friend in the police, SP Irama Vincent and together, they hired Cpl Anyuse Max, as a hit man.
“On the fateful day of 30.05.2023, the soldier got a gun, that he deserted with from the DRC, and trailed the victim, in his Subaru legacy, reg. no. UBJ 006K, dark blue, up to his home in Kitoko-Birongo, Ndejje Division. He shot 4 bullets at the victim as he moved to close the main gate, within two intervals killing him instantly. As he got away, on a waiting motorcycle, he called Nalwoga Brenda and informed her how they had accomplished the mission,” Enanga said.
He revealed that a task team of investigators and intelligence, worked together for 11 days to build a chain connecting the 4 suspects.
They first arrested the 3 suspects of Karedou, his wife Nalwoga and Cpl Anyuse, from their home in Kasana LC I, Kulambiro.
A search led to the recovery of two AK 47 magazines with 52 rounds of ammunition, military uniforms among others.
“Although in our earlier interrogation, CPL Anyuse admitted to having shot the victim, using a gun supplied by SP Irama, he has now back tracked and led the task team to the killer weapon that he deserted with from the DRC,” Enanga said.
He said the gun was recovered while hidden behind the boys quarters, at the rented apartments in Kitiko-Birongo, while wrapped in a polythene bag.
Enanga said the killer confirmed that the police officer, SP Irama Vincent, chaired the meeting of the murder plot.
“The task team proceeded and arrested SP Irama, from Kawempe Police Station. A search at his known premises led to the recovery of a pistol (official) and an AK 47 Rifle with 30 bullets. Two bullets had been newly replaced. The guns and bullets recovered have been submitted to the ballistics expert for further forensic examination. The additional suspected killer weapon recovered in the 12.06.2023, is also going to be subjected to the Ballistics expert,” Enanga said.
“As the Joint Security Agencies, we do strongly condemn in the strongest terms, the actions of the two officers, who instead of protecting the lives of Ugandans, wilfully took the desire to take another humans life, for money. There is no place for such kind of gross indiscipline, barbaric and aggressive behavior in the forces. The actions of the officers are regrettable and not representative of the two disciplined forces, of the Police and UPDF,” he added.
The recent police annual crime report indicates an increase of cases reported to police by 30 percent. In the year 2022, 6,854 robberies cases were reported to the police compared to 5,275 cases reported in 2021.