Police foils robbery at Katwe fuel station, arrest three suspects

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Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) says its territorial Police at the Kampala city suburb of Katwe had foiled a robbery incident, arrested three suspects and recovered four pangas that were suspectedly supposed to be used in the mission.

KMP spokesperson Racheal Kawala on April 27, 2026, said the robbery targeted Nesta Petrol Station along Salaama Road in Salaama Parish, Makindye Division, Kampala District.

“Police at Katwe successfully thwarted an aggravated robbery attempt at Nesta Petrol Station. On Sunday, April 26, the police received intelligence about a planned robbery at the aforementioned location. Acting swiftly on this information, our task team responded immediately, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of four pangas,” Kawala said.

She said the suspects are currently in police custody, and further details will be provided as the investigation progresses.

While releasing the Annual Crime Report for 2025 in April this year, the Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba, said a total of 196,405 cases were reported to Police compared to 218,715 in 2024, representing a 10.2% reduction.

Out of the reported cases, 115,301 were submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, from which 79,291 were taken to court. A total of 24,899 cases secured convictions, with 31,732 persons convicted and sentenced.

Robberies

A total of 7,863 cases of robberies were reported to Police in 2025, compared to 8,163 in 2024, giving a 3.7% decrease. Crimes where lethal weapons were not used constituted 1,317 cases, while aggravated robberies involving the use of lethal weapons such as firearms, knives, hammers, and machetes were 6,546. Out of the total cases of robberies, 2,733 were taken to Court, 1,054 were not proceeded with, while 4,076 are still under inquiry.

KMP registered the highest number of robberies in 2025, with KMP North leading with 1,007 cases, KMP South with 779, and KMP East with 669, followed by Rwizi with 567 and North Kyoga with 429.

At the district/divisional level, Kawempe division registered the highest number of robberies with 289 cases, followed by Katwe division with 222, Jinja Road division with 212, Kira division with 186, Kabalagala division with 183, Kasangati division with 171, Old Kampala division with 167, and Mukono division with 157.