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Gunmen posing as soldiers shoot Wakiso bar manager in robbery attack
A case of aggravated robbery has been registered at Matugga Police Station under CRB 600/2026.
Police say the suspects had trailed the beer truck from Kitezi before carrying out the attack at Kiti A cell. (File photo)
By: Simon Masaba, Journalist @New Vision
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Businessman Ambrose Akampurira is nursing a bullet wound to his right thigh after a gang of armed men stormed a bar in Kiti A cell, Nangabo Sub-County, shot him and made off with mobile phones stolen from customers in an attack police are treating as aggravated robbery.
Akampurira, the manager of Rafiki Gardens, was shot on July 14, 2026, when three men dressed in military uniform and armed with a gun stormed the bar, New Vision Online has learnt.
He was rushed from the scene to Reborn Hospital in Kiti before being referred to Bombo Army Hospital for further treatment, according to sources who spoke to New Vision Online on condition of anonymity.
The attack began at around 1:30 pm when the suspects, travelling in a white Toyota Wish, intercepted a beer delivery truck belonging to CK Distributing Company as it pulled up at Rafiki Gardens to make a delivery.
The truck driver, 56-year-old Abudfala Musinguzi, a resident of Bwaise in Kawempe division, was struck on the head with the butt of a gun and injured as the attackers demanded that he and his colleagues surrender their belongings, according to police sources.
The armed men then entered the bar, shot Akampurira in the thigh and robbed several customers of their mobile phones and other items before fleeing the scene in their vehicle, registration number UBP 132M. Police have launched a separate probe into the number plate.
The attack began at around 1:30 pm when the suspects, travelling in a white Toyota Wish, intercepted a beer delivery truck belonging to CK Distributing Company as it pulled up at Rafiki Gardens to make a delivery.
The truck driver, 56-year-old Abudfala Musinguzi, a resident of Bwaise in Kawempe division, was struck on the head with the butt of a gun and injured as the attackers demanded that he and his colleagues surrender their belongings, according to police sources.
The armed men then entered the bar, shot Akampurira in the thigh and robbed several customers of their mobile phones and other items before fleeing the scene in their vehicle, registration number UBP 132M. Police have launched a separate probe into the number plate.
Police say the suspects had trailed the beer truck from Kitezi before carrying out the attack at Kiti A cell.
A case of aggravated robbery has been registered at Matugga Police Station under CRB 600/2026.
A Police team from Matugga Division, together with detectives, a scene-of-crime officer and other personnel, visited and processed the scene, where several exhibits were recovered. Statements have been recorded from witnesses.
No arrests have been made so far.
A case of aggravated robbery has been registered at Matugga Police Station under CRB 600/2026.
A Police team from Matugga Division, together with detectives, a scene-of-crime officer and other personnel, visited and processed the scene, where several exhibits were recovered. Statements have been recorded from witnesses.
No arrests have been made so far.