Socialite Charles Olimi alias Sipapa is wanted by the Police over alleged links to a sh1.6b heist in Kawuku-Bunga, Makindye Division in Kampala.

Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson, while addressing a press conference at the Police headquarters in Naguru on Monday, said the stolen loot was tracked to Sipapa’s residence in Kira Municipality via tracking cellular signals.

The phone in question was part of the items stolen from the home of a South Sudanese businessman, also a resident of Kawuku.

This is not the first time that law enforcement has picked interest in Sipapa.

Almost two years ago, Sipapa was on Police's radar after he was suspected of shooting at the National Unity Platform offices in Kamwokya on two separate occasions.  

In March this year, he was accused of knocking a pedestrian while driving a numberless car in the company of armed security personnel. The man alleged that Sipapa threatened to shoot him.

The following statement has been released by Police on the matter.

The CID task team at KMP, which is actively investigating a robbery that occurred at the home of Jacob Arok, a South Sudanese National, of Kawuku zone, in Bunga, on the night of 28th – 29th August 2022, managed to locate the home of the suspects and further recover exhibits of evidential value.

The facts gathered indicate that on the night of 28th – 29th, August 2022, a group of thugs broke into the home of the victim, after applying suspected chloroform, on the occupants who were asleep. The thugs ransacked the home and robbed cash of USD429,000, 4 iPhones, 2 Apple laptops, a Dell laptop, gold jewellery for her wife, and a 65” Samsung TV among others.

During the subsequent investigations, the detectives from KMP tracked won an iCloud signal from one of the stolen iPhones that led them to the location in Kityo close, Buwate in Kira Division. They interviewed the occupants, who told them that the home belonged to one Olimu Charles SIPAPA, who was not at home and had travelled to Tororo. A thorough search was conducted in the home, in the presence of Nakiyimba Shamira, the wife of SIPAPA and exhibits of evidential material allegedly stolen from the home of Arok Jacob, were recovered. These include; USD70,000, 4 iPhones, 3 laptops, gold jewellery, an iPhone charger, and a macro charger. Also recovered were two registration number plates, UBG 025B and UBA 023U.  Also recovered was an assortment of car accessories which included; 2 amplifiers, 6 tool boxers, 4 sports vims, a rear car seat, 12 headlights, indicators jeep bumper, V8 bumper, V8 rear boot doors, bonnet, 3 radiators, 4 inner door shutters, V8 rear boot doors, 7 grills, two cars a jeep and Audi, without registration plates, had been resprayed with a red colour and found in the compound.

So far, 4 suspects are in custody including the wife. A serious manhunt for SIPAPA who is urgently needed for questioning, in place. His last locations were in Nagongera, Soni and Nawire sub-counties, where he was distributing money in the company of bouncers.

We are, therefore, appealing for information that can lead to the whereabouts or arrest of SIPAPA over the alleged aggravated robbery.  He is aware of the police efforts and is evasive.

We also want to warn the bouncers in his company, whom we shall find with him, that we shall arrest them for abetting a crime and harbouring a wanted criminal suspect.

Although the impact of the robbery can be long-lasting and devastating, we would like to assure the victim’s that our dedicated team of investigators are doing everything within their means to have the prime suspect and his accomplices arrested.