An AK47 Gun Recovered by a Joint Security Forces Operation in Ibanda District.
A Joint team of Security in Ibanda District recovered a gun,an AK47 with Two (2) live rounds of ammunition in Igorora village, Igorora parish, Igorora town council, Ibanda District.
The gun was in a possession of one Ashraf Kiiza a known robber / thug in the area for some time but he had been on the run / elusive due to operating in different Districts mainly Mbarara, Kazo, Kiruhura, Kamwenge others involved in robberies and cattle thefts.
The gun No. UG PSO 56S 4101 385 13187 was found hidden in a swamp, Yesterday 15th October, 2024 at around 11 : 40 am.
The arrest of Kiiza Ashraf materialised on the 10th October 2024 through a joint Intelligence led operation of Police, Updf, ISO and handed over to Bihanga Army Barracks for further interrogations since he denied the gun in the preliminary inquiries.
Kiiza reveals that the gun was given to him by a one Godfrey another thief who stays in Kamwenge who told him that he had stolen it from someone but never disclosed who.
According to the Rwizi Regional Police Spokesperson Supretendant of Police Samson Kasasira said that, Further inquiries to find out where the gun was stolen from and arrest other culprits are on going.
