NEWS– The territorial police in Kabale district have arrested three suspects for questioning in relation to office breaking and theft of 19 computers valued at 259M UGX the school property of Hornby high school junior in Northern division Kabale municipality.
The suspects according to Kigezi region Police spokesman ASP Elly Maate are Muhwezi Nicholas (computer teacher), Mbabazi Micheal (casual staff) and Tushabomwe Philip (Askari).
It’s alleged that on Saturday 6th July 2024 at about 3Am, at Rugarama cell, Northern Division Kabale Municipality in Kabale District, Muhwezi Nicholas, Mbabazi Michael, Tushabobwe Philip and others still at large, allegedly conspired and break into Hornby high school junior and stole 19 school computers valued at Ugx 259,000,000/=, the property of Hornby high school junior.
Further that, Maate told the press that the real suspects trespassed to the school, with the help of some School staff, broke the windows and burglar proofs, and gained entry into the computer lab where they carried the alleged computers.
The Police spokesman adds that, on the fateful night, the watchman Tushabomwe Philip later went and called the head teacher Beinomugisha Geoffrey whom he briefed on what had transpired but the head teacher was not satisfied with the explanations of the night watchman.
Beinomugisha went to Kabale police station where he reported the matter and a case of office breaking and theft was opened up.
The scene of crime was visited and documented, the canine was introduced to the scene that led Police to up to the road where 8 monitors were recovered and the three suspects arrested to help in investigations
Maate stresses that inquiries are underway to establish the masterminds behind this theft under the case file CRB 520/2024 at Kabale Central Police station.
