The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Internal Security Organization (ISO) have teamed up with the police Flying Squad Unit (FSU) in a joint effort to track down the perpetrators responsible for a gold robbery. The stolen gold is reported to be worth sh 2.5 billion.

The thugs ambushed a Toyota Wish UBE 139G carrying 8 gold packets from Bullion Refinery (U) Ltd in Arua City. The incident occurred three days ago at Nseke trading centre, Ngogolo parish, Butuuntula sub country, around midnight.

After the robbery, the victims immediately went to Savannah regional police headquarters in Luweero to file a case. The Luweero police wasted no time and promptly informed FSU, which has now reached out to CMI and ISO for assistance in tracking down the criminals.

Security agencies in a joint statement through Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson said the military and police agencies have since joined hands to ensure the robbers are arrested so that stolen gold is recovered.

According to the victims’ statement, the armed robbers also took their mobile phones and 90,000 shillings.

“We were intercepted at Nseke trading centre by armed thugs moving in a Toyota Hiace and they were five in number. It looks like they had someone telling them about our movement and waited for us at a spot where we had very little to do,” an employee of the company said.

Enanga said the employees were coming to Kampala when they were blocked by the robbers in a Toyota Hiace. “The employees were handcuffed, blindfolded with head masks, and driven up to Kungu village in Wobulenzi town council, and abandoned there with their motor vehicle,” Enanga said.

Some of the robbers escaped the scene with the loot on the motorcycle. Police said that robbers took advantage of the night movement of the Bullion Refinery (U) Ltd. Based on the previous incidents where gold was stolen in Luweero with the connivance of the employees, security says they also suspect an insider being involved.