Police in Jinja district have arrested Issa Kalulu, 24, resident of Mukwanga zone and his young brother Halid Kalulu of 21 years on allegations of terrorising residents of Buwenge town council.
Halid Kalulu, a resident of Kabi zone, was apprehended on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at around 2400/C entroute to his home.
Muzamiru Nabikamba, the chairperson of Kabi zone alarmed and attracted the attention of the local residents who unlawfully wanted to have the two brothers lynched, but the presence of Buwenge police patrol vehicle managed to contain the angry residents and arrested the duo.
SP James Mubi, the spokesperson of Kiira regional police (Jinja), said upon arrest, a search was conducted where hammers and pliers were recovered from their pockets.
He said additional search was conducted at their respective areas of residences, recovering housebreaking implements including iron bars, big torches, solido wires, masks, hammers, and new pangas.
It is alleged that the suspects have been key in causing the insecurity in the greater Jinja district and beyond.
“By extension, the suspects have been terrorizing residents of Buwenge Town Council in Jinja district Bugembe, Mpumudde in Jinja city and have operational bases in Iganga, Busia, and Oyam districts,” said Mubi.
Kenneth Mawerere, a resident in Buwenge Buwenge town, says the suspects have been dealing in chapati sealing at Musigiti zone in the same town.
“Can you imagine those people have been humble persons yet they they are the ones giving us pressure in Buwenge,” said Mawerere.
