Police in Kampala have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which a group of UPDF soldiers raided a police station to rescue colleagues who had earlier been arrested for staging an illegal roadblock to rob members of the public.
According to sources, the incident happened at around 9:30pm yesterday when the officer in charge of Lumuli police station, ASP Betty Kazungu received information of an aggravated robbery that was happening at Kakoola village, Ndejje parish, Makindye Ssabagabo in Wakiso district.
A patrol team of five personnel headed by Police Constable Watum Innocent was sent in to respond to the incident where two UPDF soldiers armed with one gun had stopped several motor vehicles and on seeing the patrol officers, the said UPDF soldiers shot in the air to scare the police officers who moved on, arrested and detained them at Lumuli police station.
Media reports have however indicated that later, a Toyota Land Cruiser with over eight armed UPDF soldiers later raided the police station and forced the police officers to release the two suspects who had earlier been arrested.
Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that investigations into the incident have kicked off. END