The Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) Maj Gen Paul Lokech has assured Ugandans that the force is doing everything possible to track down and arrest all the people who were involved in the attempted assassination of Gen Katumba Wamala.
Last week, the former Works and Transport Minister was attacked by assailants along Kisota road, Kisaasi and the incident claimed the lives of his daughter Brenda Nantongo and driver Haruna Kayondo.
Now addressing the media on Tuesday on the progress of the investigations into the attempted assassination, Gen Lokech said the tragedy was a wake up call and as security they took effort to diagnose the their failures in the prevention of the attack, by the hostile actors.
“For instance, the assailants spent about 55 minutes in the Kisaasi-Kulambiro- Bukoto area, after the attack. A more thorough situational awareness could have prevented the attack and or countered the attackers,” he said.
“Our teams on foot, motorcycle squads and 999 patrols were not alert. This affected our response in countering the assailants, making cut-off points to confine them within the locality for arrest and adequately securing the scene of crime and its surrounding.”
Gen Lokech further noted that they have firmly reviewed the incident and come up with a very robust program to counter and detect surveillance on such hostile actors to purposely deny them opportunity to attack again.
” All our standby teams, mobile squads, advance teams, 999 patrols, motorcycle squads and other security elements must be extra vigilant and effectively coordinate their duties fully.”
The police Deputy Chief also assured the public and the country at large that they are doing absolutely everything within their means, to find the perpetrators of the attack.
” Whoever was involved in the planning, preparation and execution of the double murder and attempted assassination will be tracked down and arrested,” Gen Lokech disclosed.
“We have so far received a number of descriptions of the suspects, but will not be releasing any details for the time being. The task team is conducting very objective and thorough investigations. We shall have more to say when the investigations reveal what exactly happened.”
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