{"id":42095,"date":"2022-12-25T21:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T21:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspected-adf-commander-arrested-in-masaka-nine-guns-recovered-police"},"modified":"2022-12-25T21:12:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T21:12:55","slug":"suspected-adf-commander-arrested-in-masaka-nine-guns-recovered-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspected-adf-commander-arrested-in-masaka-nine-guns-recovered-police","title":{"rendered":"Suspected ADF commander arrested in Masaka, nine guns recovered – police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police said on Sunday that they recovered nine guns and improvised explosive devices from the home a suspected ADF operative intercepted riding on a motorcycle at Kyali-Kyalugo village, Nyendo Mukungwe Division in Masaka City in central Uganda.<\/p>\n

The suspect, identified as Ali Katende is a senior ADF commander of the Nyendo, Masaka terror cell, according to police spokesperson, Fred Enanga.<\/p>\n

He was arrested by the Police Flying Squad following an intelligence-led operation before leading detectives to where he had hidden a PK machine Gun, seven SMGs, one Pistol and IEDs. The cell has been linked to the ones in Maganjo and Matugga, and related attacks on police stations, according to CP Enanga.<\/p>\n

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“We’re happy that the leader of the terror cell in Nyendo, Masaka identified as Ali Katende alias Mao was arrested. They would coordinate all these attacks from Masaka. They would join the other two terror cells in Maganjo and Matuga and carry out attacks on police units and civilians in the country. We built on the intelligence that we obtained from the ADF suspects arrested earlier. We managed to track down Ali Katende,” Mr Enanga told journalists in Kampala on Sunday before adding that some of the guns had been used in earlier attacks on Busiika and Kabadazza police stations.<\/p>\n

Katende Ali, a senior ADF commander of the Nyendo Masaka terror cell has been arrested by the PoliceFlying Squad. A PK machine Gun, 7 SMGs, 1 Pistol and IEDs have been recovered. The cell has been linked to the ones in Maganjo and Matugga, and related attacks on police stations. pic.twitter.com\/f7Kx3PG6vd<\/p>\n

In Masaka, the Regional Police Commander Alfred Bangambaki told journalists that they got a tip off from the residents of Kyali-Kyalugo village.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe invited the bomb squad and neutralized the explosives to avoid them from endangering the community,\u201d Mr Bangambaki said.<\/p>\n

The explosives were found packed in a small box, wrapped with polythene paper and buried underground, according to Bangambaki.<\/p>\n

He said the polythene bag had started decomposing which means the weapons had been concealed there for months.<\/p>\n

The suspect is currently detained at the Armored Brigade in Kasijjagirwa barracks in Masaka as investigations continue.<\/p>\n

There has been a growing spate of attacks on security installations and personnel mainly targeting police officers, which Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi, recently blamed on a so-called Uganda Coalition for Change rebel group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem of attacking police posts and taking guns is a deliberate effort by a group of people who seem to think they can change the government by force. So, it\u2019s no longer the same criminals who come and attack with machetes and rob. This is mainly to kill and take guns,\u201d Katsigazi, a two-star military general parachuted as second-in-command in police, said on November 4.<\/p>\n

In his televised address on November 20, President Museveni said the attacks on police posts were carried out by individual criminals and ADF rebels, but some of the culprits were either arrested or killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really foolish that you can commit crimes in Uganda, under the National Resistance Movement, and you survive,\u201d he said. \u201cAnybody who kills people will be arrested or killed if he resists arrest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Museveni said the assailants left \u201ca lot of evidence at the crime scenes\u201d that was used to track them down.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one should get worried about these groups,\u201d he said, adding that the army and the police would deal with them.<\/p>\n

“It is foolishness to think you can commit crime in Uganda under NRM and you survive. Anybody who kills people will be arrested or killed if he tries to resist,” he added.<\/p>\n

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