{"id":27375,"date":"2022-03-04T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=27375"},"modified":"2022-03-04T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:42:13","slug":"diplomat-speaks-out-on-boda-boda-criminal-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/diplomat-speaks-out-on-boda-boda-criminal-gang","title":{"rendered":"Diplomat speaks out on boda boda criminal gang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Dawit Kasa, a diplomat at the Ethiopian Embassy in Kampala, is yet to recover from the beating he received from a criminal gang riding motorcycles in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

In an interview yesterday, Mr Kasa said he was walking back home after work when men riding motorcycles pounced on him in Kololo, an upscale city suburb, on the evening of February 25.<\/p>\n

The incident captured by the Turkish Embassy camera on Prince Charles Drive occurred at about 6:15pm.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

Police name 5 more boda boda victims killed by robbery gang<\/p>\n

In the 40 second video clip that has since gone viral, Mr Kasa was walking with a backpack bag before a group of men pounced on him.<\/p>\n

Two of the men numbering about five jumped off the motorcycle and beat up Mr Kasa before other accomplices joined in the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey [grabbed] me and started beating me [up],\u201d Mr Kasa narrates, adding: \u201cI bled a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Kasa attempted to fight back but he was overpowered and subdued to the ground before he rose on his feet and ran away.<\/p>\n

The incident happened in the middle of a quite busy road as other motorists looked on.<\/p>\n

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Boda boda riders scared as criminal gangs target them<\/p>\n

The attackers then took a bag and other items from Mr Kasa before jumping on motorcycles waiting for them neaby.<\/p>\n

After the confrontation, Mr Kasa said he rushed to get immediate medical attention .<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had not gone to the hospital, I would have died [because of the profuse bleeding],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He revealed that the bag contained a laptop. The thugs also took his two mobile phones.<\/p>\n

Police speaks out<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan area, in a statement said the Directorate of Crime Intelligence and Flying Squad Unit had conducted an intelligence-led operation in areas of Kisenyi near Link Bus terminal, which focused on thugs who knock down their victims before robbing them off money and electronic devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week, two incidents were registered at Buganda Road and another on Prince Charles Drive where Dawit Kasa, a diplomat with the Ethiopian Embassy, was robbed of and assaulted on February 25,\u201d Mr Owoyesigyire stated, adding: \u201cItems such as phones worth Shs2.8 million and a laptop were robbed from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four persons, according to Mr Owoyesigyire, believed to have participated in the separate incidents had been arrested.<\/p>\n

WATCH: A group of suspected robbers captured on camera attacking a man carrying a backpack in Kololo, an upscale suburb of Kampala on February 25, 2022. #MonitorUpdates<\/p>\n

?Courtesy pic.twitter.com\/8V6Q3p7QLE<\/p>\n

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New criminal gangs in Kampala target women<\/p>\n

Following many robberies that are consistently captured on video surveillance cameras, police last year started a crackdown on criminal gangs including those trailing and waylaying people carrying money or other kinds of valuables.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

Gruesome murder of boda boda rider captured by CCTV camera<\/p>\n

[email protected]<\/b><\/p>\n

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