Robbers held

Jan 04, 2007

THE Police in Lugazi are holding two men who allegedly staged an illegal roadblock on Monday night using toy guns and robbed pedestrians on the Kampala-Jinja highway.

THE Police in Lugazi are holding two men who allegedly staged an illegal roadblock on Monday night using toy guns and robbed pedestrians on the Kampala-Jinja highway.

The district CID Chief, Jackson Tumwine, identified the arrested as Ibrahim Mawejje and Mubarak Juma.

They allegedly staged the roadblock at Namawojjolo and undressed their victims before taking off with their cell phones, clothes and other belongings.

Tumwine said the Police followed them and arrested them at Walusubi with the property and two toy guns. They had to be protected from a mob.

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