One of the UPDF soldiers arrested last week for robbery has confessed to severally killing and robbing from locals in Jinja City.

Two soldiers attached to the Non- commissioned officers academy-NCOA, Gaddafi barracks in Jinja City were arrested for engaging in a spate of robberies and an incident on December 23,2021, in which a security guard at GP fuel station in Jinja town was shot dead. The duo were detained at Nalufenya police.

The suspects have since been identified as Lance corporal, John Nabinoli, the weapons director at NCOA, and Private, Patrick Amandwa, the armory guard at Gaddafi barracks.

One of the suspects, Lance corporal, Nabinoli, on Friday confessed to have masterminding five separate shooting incidents within Jinja city, in a period of two years. Nabinoli told the police that he individually executed five shooting incidents in Jinja city.

A team of police forensic personnel and detectives led by the Kiira regional CID, Allan Twishime, revisited the shooting scenes, where Nabinoli explained how all the the victims were killed.

The first shooting was executed in October, 2020, where, Ronald Mawa, a security guard from Hash Security services limited, was shot dead while guarding crested crane hotel.  

The second shooting was executed on 20th, December, 2020, where, Rodgers Wabuyeka, a security guard attached to Daren security services limited, was shot dead outside Space cafe restaurant, located along main Street in southern division, in Jinja city

The third shooting incident was on 7th, October, 2021, where James Akabwai was shot dead at Stabex petrol station and Nabinoli reveals that he fled with 2 million Shillings.

The fourth incident was executed on 12th, November, 2021, where, Juliet Mirembe and her boyfriend, Sadam Waiswa, were shot dead while standing outside Lwanda primary school, located in Northern division, in Jinja city.

The fifth incident involved the shooting dead of 23 year old, Ause Lubandi, a security guard attached to JAG security group, who had been deployed to guard Global petrol station, located along Kamuli road.

Nabinoli further revealed that, he never intended to harm any unarmed civilians throughout all his executions and that he only killed shot those who crossed his path, but, declined to expedite circumstances under which civilians interfered with his operations.