Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faridah Nampiima, a spokesperson for the Ugandan traffic police, was the target of a heist that is said to have left one person dead.


Detectives in Kampala City are looking into the death of a guard who was killed after being struck by a blunt object after robbers allegedly broke into the police officer's home. The murdered guard has since been identified as Matia Kintu.



In the Asimbwa zone, Kabowa Parish, Rubaga Division, Kampala District, a nighttime raid and murder occurred on May 13. 


The attackers broke over a fence enclosing Kasato Estates, where the police chief lived, according to the Monitor, a sister publication of the Nation in Uganda, which cited ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police.




They were reportedly armed with machetes and other weapons, and upon accessing the house, they hit the guard who tried to stop on their way.

"We got the report at around 7 am. It is alleged that assailants who were in the company of a dog and armed with pangas (machetes) scaled over a fence housing the premises of Kasato Estates with three houses. One of the houses they targeted was for ASP Nampiima," Owoyesigire told journalists on Monday.


ASP Faridah Nampiima and her husband noticed a ruckus inside the house while the sad incident was taking place outside and tried to flee. Thugs, who were waiting for them at the door and forced them back inside the house, stole their goods, including cash, a television, and mobile phones.


"According to our recorded statement, the officer and the husband heard screams outside. While they were opening the door to investigate, the assailants forcefully pushed themselves inside the house before they started demanding money and other items," ASP Owoyesigyire explained.


This is happening just a few days after a minister was shot dead by his bodyguard under unclear circumstances.


In another case, a police constable shot dead a money lender of Indian origin after they disagreed on terms and conditions over the loan he had borrowed from the lender.


President Museveni condemned the two killings after he learnt that the killers were from the military and the police.