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Kampala police have launched an investigation regarding attempted robbery at DFCU bank – Bwaise branch on Apollo Kaggwa road. The armed robbers stormed the bank as it was closing.
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According to the Authorities, four unidentified armed men on Monday evening raided DFCU bank at around 7:00pm as they were closing.
When they entered the bank, they quickly ordered three workers to show them where cash is being kept. They struck the trio demanding for the keys to open the safe, but in vain.
Two employees said that the robbers raped one of their female workmate to force her surrender the keys to the safe, according to their statement to police.
After failing to access the safe, the armed robbers reportedly entered the CCTV control room and disconnected all the cameras. They escaped with the monitor and the CPU which is used to store data footage from the CCTV.
Police say that among the suspects they think were part of the robbery plan are the two security guards identified as Alfred K and Francis E from Securex Security Company, they are said to be on the run after discarding their firearms outside DFCU bank.
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