The Uganda Police Force has released images of three additional suspects wanted in connection with the murder of Albert Cook Tugume, the brother of Nyanjura Doreen, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala, and a mobile money agent.
Tugume, aged 34, was tragically shot on November 21, 2024, around 7:00 PM in Kiwatule Central Zone, Nakawa Division, Kampala while he was closing his mobile money shop when an assailant attempted to rob him.
During the altercation, 30-year-old boda boda rider Sabiti Banabas attempted to intervene but was shot and killed by a second armed assailant who had been waiting nearby.
Tugume tried to flee but was chased down and fatally shot by the suspects, who then fled the scene with a bag believed to contain an undisclosed sum of money.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Spokesperson, confirmed that significant progress has been made in the investigation, which is focusing on the combined charges of murder and aggravated robbery. A joint task force was created to pursue the case, resulting in the arrest of four suspects.
The suspects currently in custody are Mutagubya Jimmy, a boda boda rider from Sempagala Zone, Nakawa Division, Wakiso District; Kayemba Bosco Ssalongo, a builder from Kawanda, Nakyesanje Zone, Nabweru Subcounty, Wakiso District; Makanga Marvin, an unemployed resident of Kagoma, Maganjo, Wakiso District; and Suuna Hamza Mutebi, a businessman from Mpererwe, Wakiso District.
Owoyesigyire stated that the four individuals have been charged with murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Meanwhile, police are still searching for the remaining suspects: Kabuye Hussei, Bambaiha Joseph alias Fire, and Lukenge Martin.
