MAYUGE | POLICE | ADF | ARREST
 
The police in the Mayuge district have arrested one suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) collaborator, Diana Nandaula, the Busoga East police spokesperson has confirmed.
 
Nandaula said on Wednesday, January 4, 2022, that the suspect revealed shortly after the arrest that he was renting a room in Buseyi "A" Village, Nakalama Sub-county, Iganga District, but was visiting relatives in Malongo Sub-county, Mayuge District, where he was arrested.
 
She said the arrest followed a tip-off from residents in Malongo Sub-county.
 
“Residents got concerned about the new person in the village and informed security operatives, who arrested the suspect,’’ she said.
 
She added that when the police searched the suspect’s room in Iganga, they recovered a bomb-making device, a walkie-talkie, bundles of chopped wire, iron bars, and motorcycle number plates, among other items.
 
Nandaula said the suspect’s landlord told them that a different person was renting the room and that she did not know the suspect.
 
The suspect was later driven by security operatives to Kampala for further interrogation.
 
Last week, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) captured seven suspected ADF rebels in Kyobe, Bweramule Sub-county in Ntoroko District.
 
Lt Col Saul Nabimanya, the commander of the 8th Battalion, said they first captured three rebels, who emerged from their hideout to steal food from deserted homes.