The territorial police in Wamala and Kassanda are actively investigating the deadly invasion of ZIAN DUOMI factory, and aggravated robbery, in Kigarama village, Myanzi parish, Myanzi sub-county, in Kassanda district.
According to police, their preliminary findings do reveal that yesterday at around 2.40 am, a gang of approximately 15 criminal assailants, armed with pangas and metallic bars, jumped over the fence of the factory that deals in plywood.
The assailants headed straight to the sentry house near the gate and attacked 3 police officers who were inside.
During the surprise attack, they grabbed a gun and shot dead PPC Amuko Ronald. They further inflicted serious injuries on two other officers identified as, PPC Rukundo Obed and PPC Muwanguzi Peter and also took their guns bringing the total number to three.
The criminal assailants proceeded and broke into the room of the Managing Director, Shi Wenxia, and robbed him of cash Shs7 million, 1000 Chinese Yuan, and other items. Others went to the CCTV room and vandalized the cameras.
The suspects additionally, attacked two female victims on the night shift and gang raped them, before they fled from the scene.
“Our response teams from Kassanda, upon arrival rushed the two officers and the female victims to Mityana Referral hospital for further medical attention and DNA samples.
The bodies of the officer and that of the killed assailant were also transported to the hospital for post mortem,” says Police in a statement.
Two guns and a panga have been recovered and efforts to recover the additional gun are in place.
“The combined task team is now working towards the identification of the assailant who was gunned down, to help identify his place of origin, after his body was found with no identification documents, and also not known in the area.
We are also pursuing other leads and will not rest until the assailants are tracked down, arrested, and brought to justice,” says Police.
The two officers and the female victims are said to be out of danger and progressing well in the hospital.