Police Mounts Hunt for Goons That Vandalized Electric Wires For Over 600 Meters

Territorial police are actively investigating Vandalism of electric wires in Mityana.

The incident happened on 17/02/2025 at around 0400hrs along Magala Namigavu road in Monde village, Ssekanyonyi sub county in Mityana District.

Police received information from chairman Lc1 Monde village Mangala parish, Ssekanyonyi Sub county Mityana district that thieves had vandalised electricity wires along Magala-Namigavu road and had abandoned the stolen wires and their Motor vehicle Reg. No UBG 692L had been left at the scene.

Officers immediately rushed to the scene and managed to recover vehicle UBG 692 L Elgrand model with vandalized ABC cable wire of about 600 meters coverage that thieves had abandoned at the scene.

Search has been conducted in and around the motor vehicle UBG 692L and staff identity cards allegedly belonging to Umeme staff in the names of Ssebalamu Ali and Nsubuga Philip have been recovered.

At the scene the vehicle was parked at a distance of 100mtrs away from the vandalized line.

Efforts are on to have the suspects arrested.

SP KAWALA RACHEAL – PRO WAMALA.