Police have arrested four of their officers for conspiring to rob $30,000 (about Shs114 million) from Kenyan businessman Muhammad Olad Abdirahman, aged 37.
The four police officers are Phiona Among, Isaac Angula, Shafik Baluku, and Bernard Galenda, all attached to the Kabalagala Police Station.
According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, on January 17, 2024, the businessman went to Royal View Hotel Buziga for accommodation.
The victim had two other people allegedly helping him get the best exchange rate.
“The hotel management tipped Among, who alerted her three other colleagues. They reached the hotel and, in conspiracy with Okello, who was pretending to be a foreign exchange broker and the manager of the hotel, caused the arrest of the victims,” said Enanga.
Enanga further revealed that around 4 pm, they bundled the businessman into a motor vehicle and drove him through Kabalagala Barracks Road, up to another hotel garden, where they allegedly robbed the money and set him free.
The victim later narrated his ordeal to a Kenyan friend, who helped him report the case.
“The four officers were arrested, and a quick search at their homes led to the recovery of some dollars and exhibited. The scenes were fully documented,” said Enanga.
The four officers have already been arraigned before the Police Disciplinary Court, from which they will be dismissed from the force and later charged with aggravated robbery in the courts of law.
He added that efforts are now in place to track down Okello and the manager and have them arrested as they are currently on the run.