The Police at Kasangati town council in Wakiso district are investigating a case in which a security guard belonging to GKO Security was beaten to near death and robbed of a firearm.

The guard, whose identity is yet to be revealed, was attacked beat and cut by unidentified assailants at about 7:30 pm in Magere cell, Kasangati and his gun taken.

"The Police are investigating the case of aggravated robbery of a firearm from a security guard belonging to GKO security company," Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said today, November 22, 2022.

He added that when the guard was attacked, the Police responded and took the victim to Mulago Hospital for treatment, while the search for the gun has commenced.

Reacting to Owoyesigyire tweet, Aiden Wassajja said the issue of stealing firearms by unknown people is rampant.

"Hope our security forces can work together to know who is behind these crimes," he said.

Attacks on security personnel where guns and lives have been lost

• On July 25, 2022, unknown machete-wielding men attacked a traffic police roadblock at Kiwumba on the Kampala-Gulu highway and killed a Police officer who was guarding the traffic police on duty. Guns were stolen.

• On August 1st this year, two officers attached to Kayabwe Police station, Paul NKolo and his colleague, Lawrence Otim, were attacked by armed people who were travelling in a vehicle. The attackers wanted to take guns from the two officers who were heading for night duty at a Catholic church at Mitala Maria, parish, Buwama town council. In the fracas, Otim was shot and injured, but the officers managed to save the guns.

• On October 31, 2022, armed men attacked Busiika Police station in Luwero district, shot and killed two Police officers and later disappeared with their guns.

• The most recent attack was last week  on Thursday, November 17, 2022, when unknown people attacked and killed Sgt Simon Peter Eyagu, who was guarding at Ambercourt road close to Gadaffi Barracks Jinja Cantonment. Two guns were also stolen.

According to Deputy IGP Geofrey Katsigazi Tumusiime, the Police, together with other security organs, is handling the matter and all the culprits behind these crimes will be arrested and charged before the lawful courts.

He made the remarks during a visit to Katonga policing region last week, it is made up of the districts of Mpigi, Gomba and Butambala