The thugs allegedly had machetes
A Kampala city businessman, Francis Mubarak, is counting losses after being robbed of Shs 30 million by thugs moving on a motorcycle over the weekend.
The incident happened on Saturday at 6th Street, in Kampala. Mubarak withdrew the money from the bank before taking a boda boda [motorcycle taxi]. Mubarak was trailed by masked thugs who seemed to have been monitoring his movement and later cornered him with machetes. He succumbed to threats and handed them the bag containing the money.

“When I moved out of the bank, I saw men wearing masks on other motorcycles. I did not bother about them and I did not suspect that I was their target. However, the same men encircled me at 6th and pulled out machetes. They ordered me to give them money and I did,” Mubarak said.

After being robbed, he rushed to Jinja Road police station and filed a case. In his statement, Mubarak said he often withdraws money at 10 am and it seems the thugs had monitored his movement patterns.

Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, said police have since embarked on searching for Mubarak’s robbers. Onyango cautioned business persons and other members of the public against moving with huge sums of money unprotected.

Police said hiring private security guards or seeking the services of a police officer saves business people and other Ugandans from incurring losses at the hands of thugs.

“We argue traders and other business people to keep changing their money transaction routines. Do not make it too predictable. We ask people who move with huge amounts of money. Try to get security who could be police officers or private security guards. It is better to spend little to hire security than losing huge sums of money to thugs,” Onyango said.

One reply on “Kampala businessman robbed of Shs 30m ”

  1. These are the greedy business people in this international city of Kampala, who have been convinced that the Uganda country is all well off, peaceful and a happy NRM paradise.

    They reason that they can as well show off their wealth to many others who are struggling to earn a living in this poor African country! Bikomyewo.

    Such were the economic problems of many of these Uganda cities when President Amin was governing this country after chasing away the Asian traders. Rich Africans were running all over the place in all cities of Uganda with big sacks of paper money as if every citizen in these cities had got it!

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