A Congolese national identified as Basake Ndakulye, aged 39, has been arrested with a hand grenade.

The suspect was arrested on August 15, 2023, after a hand grenade exploded from his house at Katende Zone, Nakulabye Rubaga Division, at around 4:30 a.m.

“No family member got injured,” the police said in a statement Monday. “The family had stayed in the area for 4 years after migrating as refugees from North Kivu.”

Police spokesman Fred Enanga says that the scene was “thoroughly evaluated and documented.”

“With a safety pin, a green lead, and a spoon, soil samples were retrieved for further analysis. The findings show the hand grenade exploded from the scene, which he admitted to having smuggled into the country. Further evidence shows that he had tampered with the hand grenade,” he added.

As a result, Enanga adds that “he was immediately arrested for unlawfully being in possession of dangerous explosives.’

“We are further establishing whether he is a documented person or not after he was found in possession of two passports from the DRC and Burundi. He is being further profiled by the Directorate of Crime Intelligence,” Enanga explained.

He called on all refugees to abide by the laws of “our country and to stop the unlawful trafficking of dangerous weapons into the country.”

“Smuggling of weapons is not only a crime punishable by law but is also easily capable of causing mass casualties once they get into the wrong hands. And that is why the police are devoted to the identification of suspects or wrongdoers in possession of illegal guns and explosives and bringing them to book,” Enanga warned.

Credit: Chimp Reports