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Police in Jinja City have carried out a joint security operation in which they captured the key suspect in the case of theft of road equipment. Denis Bimbona, the suspect got arrested from Kampala where he had sought solace for a month.
The development came a month since the disappearance of five vehicles from the council yard.
Jinja’s Resident City Commissioner, Darius Nandinda revealed that this is a crack in their investigation. This is because Bimbona is their prime suspect for who removed the vehicles from the council yard.
“He will tell us his accomplices who helped him execute the theft and where they took them,” Nandinda revealed.
Between August 7th and 22, Bimbona allegedly loaded a bulldozer, a tractor and three other vehicles on a vehicle carrier from the council yard. He is also the head of enforcement in Jinja City Council which would explain how he accessed the yard.
On August 30 security in Jinja arrested a number of city officials. Some of those arrested include deputy town clerk Peter Mawerere.
City engineer David Eremye and his deputy Lydia Nabirye were also arrested. In addition to that, a guard on duty when the vehicles went missing, Lawrence Erigu, also got arrested.
Jinja deputy RCC for Southern Division Mike Ssegawa warned civil servants to desist from abuse of office. He said the long arm of the law shall eventually catch up with the perpetrators.
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