Police of Rwizi Region has today intercepted two suspected motor vehicle thieves identified as Issa Matovu and Mukiibi Joseph along the Mbarara Northern bypass in Mbarara City with motor vehicle registration number UAX 260G, a FUSO Fighter that was stolen from Nyarushanje Ngarama cell Rukungiri District at the home of Mr. Byamugisha Deus
The Rwizi region Police spokesperson ASP Samson Kasasira says the vehichle was tracked right from Rukungiri through intelligence and CCTV cameras and later intercepted in Mbarara City headed to Greater Masaska Region
Kasasira explains that during the pursuit of the assailants , an escort car used by the suspected thieves registration number UAR 611R, a Toyota Townace got involved in an accident injuring the occupant Issa Matovu who was trying to flee, to evade arrest and he is admitted at Mbarara regional referral hospital nursing injuries
The other suspect identified as Mukiibi Joseph who was driving the stolen motor vehicle and also trying to flee , was intercepted by a mob that was awakened by gun shots discharge by police in the pursuit
The mob according to Kasasira left the suspect with injuries before he was rescued by police and also admitted at Mbarara regional referral hospital before passing on this afternoon .
The two motor vehicles are parked at the police yard of CPS Mbarara.
Kasasira says the two are alleged to be part of a big racket of thugs that steal motor vehicles and move them a cross borders including the recently recovered motor vehicle UAZ095Q FUSO yellow in colour from Tanzania that is yet to be cleared by the authorities of Tanzania
The other motor vehicles still missing include UBF835X Isuzu Forward white in colour stolen on the 29/05/2022 from Bushenyi,UAY122Q Forward white in color stolen on the 05/11/2019 stolen from Mbarara City,UBF995C Forward stolen on the 18/04/2022 from Rukungiri district and UAX997W Fuso white in color stolen from Mbarara district on the 19/05/2022.
Kasasira says inquiries into the matter continue to have the missing vehicles recovered.
