Private guard hacked, gun taken in Kampala as attacks on security personnel increase
Police in Kampala have started investigations into circumstances under which a private security guard was hacked by unknown assailants and gun taken.
According to Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, the incident happened at around 7:30pm in Magere cell in Kasangati on Monday.
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“A security guard belonging to GKO security company was attacked while heading to his beat and cut by unidentified assailants at about 7:30 PM in Magere cell, Kasangati and his gun taken,”Owoyesigyire said.
He noted that on information, the police team responded and took the guard to Mulago hospital for treatment while the search for the gun has commenced.
Background
The development comes on the backdrop of the rise in attacks on security personnel by unknown assailants for guns.
Earlier this month, armed assailants attacked Busiika Police station in Luweero district in an incident that happened at around 7pm.
Here, the armed assailants who were numbering between six and seven or thereabout approached Busiika town and ordered locals to close their shops.
These later emerged from three different sides, two in front and one from behind, were armed with a pistol and guns and shot at police officers at the station.
Two officers were killed on the spot whereas a civilian who had come to report a case and another police officer were injured.
Last week, in a properly planned mission, assailants attacked a mini-checkpoint, one kilometer away from the main checkpoint to UPDF Gaddafi barracks in Jinja.
The assailants who seem to have been monitoring the activities at the mini-checkpoint struck and killed Sgt Eyamu Simon Peter, aged 45 who had been left alone with two guns after his colleague had gone to nearby shops to buy something at around 9pm.
They killed Eyamu and went away with the two guns.
Two people, including the UPDF officer who had gone for some errands away from the checkpoint have been arrested to aid in investigations.
