KAMPALA- The Uganda Police have confirmed that six people suspected to be bank robbers have been shot dead during an operation aimed at foiling a robbery of a bank client in Kamwokya on Monday evening.
A group of seven suspected robbers, who had reportedly planned to rob a Stanbic Bank client who had withdrawn cash at Acacia Mall, was thwarted in a joint security operation. Six suspects were shot dead on the spot, while one suspect was critically injured, according to police.
Kampala Metropolitan Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango said the operation was carried out after getting intelligence about the planned cash robbery. Onyango said they had deployed officers inside and outside the bank, as well as along all roads leading to the bank.
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boda-boda riders at Acacia, who witnessed the operation, told Radio Simba that three people were shot dead at Mawanda road Junction while escaping on a motorcycle, while two were gunned down at Kasasiro road and one at Acacia Mall.
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Other eyewitness described the operation as a “shoot-to-kill” action by the police, rather than an arrest mission. They alleged that the security team shot some of the suspects after they had already been apprehended.
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The police stated that the group had been on their wanted list for a long time, having been linked to multiple bank client robberies that occurred immediately after the victims withdrew cash.
There have been several reported cases of robberies committed by groups of thugs who trail individuals from banks and later rob them on the road while traveling on speeding motorcycles in parts of Kampala Metropolitan areas.
