A Boda Boda rider in Kampala found in possession of a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF dog tag chain has been confined to police cells at Kawempe police station.
Police say the suspect is Paul Mugerwa, a resident of Kiganda Zone in Kawempe Division who was intercepted at Paniafrica Company Limited by Police officers who accused him of illegally obtaining the chain.
The victim confidently wore the chain whose particulars including registration number and name belonged to a UPDF soldier R/A214238 Deo Nandyaka.
He was dragged to Kawempe police station and detained after failing to explain details surrounding ownership of the chain. In his statement at Kawempe Police Station, Mugerwa claims to have picked the chain from Big brother house bar in Kawempe.
The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire, says that Mugerwa has been charged with illegal possession of Government stores .
