Mobile money murder suspects pinned

CRIME  MURDER 

Police officers have testified having seen four men killing Harriet Nalwadda and Moureen Nakabuubi, the mobile money operators at Zzana in Wakiso district.

The accused, Pte Bob Anichan, Dennis Mangusho, Stanley Mulunda and Issa Ntale are facing charges of murder and aggravated robbery.

The charges contravene section 188, 189, 258 and 286 of the Penal Code Act.

On conviction, murder attracts a death sentence while aggravated robbery life imprisonment.

Harriet Nalwadda deceased, who was a mobile money operator

 
Testifying before the General Court Martial (GCM) Chairman, Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti, D/AIP Charles Milton Iega said on that fateful day, he was directed by his superior to find out who had fired bullets at Zzana.

Iega, attached to Kasangati police station, assured court that he found a woman dead on his arrival, later identified as Nalwadda and Nakabuubi who died on arrival to hospital.

"On my arrival, I found Ntale with an AK47 firing bullets. His other colleagues escaped as he covered them. I and my team were forced to fire bullets because the accused in the dock intended to finish us too," Iega said.

He added that he was able to arrest Ntale.

"On interrogating Ntale, he confessed, saying that his work was only to destroy and burn bags after every successful robbery," he said.

He asserted that this prompted him and his team to search the accused's home and during the search, a bag was found under his bed with blood and a bullet hole onto it.

Another police detective, James Bbaraza testified basing on police investigations that Mulunda paid sh400, 000 to Ntale in May, purposely to transport them to Democratic Republic of Congo, where they bought an AK47 gun.

"The accused in dock were found with two guns of which one with registration number ‘AK47 CDPN 300044' was stolen from Ssingo barracks," Bbaraza said.

 L-R  Pte Bob Anichan, Pte Dennis Mangusho, Stanley Mulunda and Issa Ntale in the dock at the General Court Martial, Makindye in Kampala.

Prosecution arranges that the accused and others still at large on June 10, 2019 at Zzana cell Bunamwaya, Makindye Ssabagabo in Wakiso district, with malice aforethought caused the death of Nakabuubi and Nalwadda.

It is also contended that the accused robbed Nalwadda of over sh6m and immediately or before the time of the armed robbery were in unlawful possession of a deadly weapon to wit two SMG rifles.