A private security guard suspected to have killed a branch manager of Dembelyo Telecom Limited, an agent of MTN in Mukono has been arrested.
Suspect Bosco Ogwang at Police station. Photo by Henry Nubuga
Mukono District officer in charge of criminal investigations, Henry Mugumya told New Vision that Bosco Ogwang attached to a security group was arrested from Pader district on Sunday.
Mugumya said that police tracked Ogwang after using his mobile phone to make a call.
On April 16, 2013, Ogwang is said to have shot dead Meddie Tamale at Ntinda village in Mukono Municipality at her mother’s home Zam Zawedde as he had gone for super.
After the incident, Ogwang allegedly took off with the gun. Mugumya said that after his arrest, Ogwang directed Police to Nantabuulirirwa village in Goma division in a bush where he kept the gun.
According to an extra-judicial statement, Ogwang recorded before Mukono magistrate, Mackay Opolot on Monday, Ogwang confessed killing Tamale.
He said that he signed for the gun for a night duty at Mukono-Kayunga teachers SACCO in Mukono town and instead used it to kill Tamale.
He said his friends told him that Tamale regularly moved with big sums of money.
By Henry Nsubuga, The New Vision