Police Reveals South Sudanese National's Items Recovered from Sipapa's Home

The Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) task team from Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) recovered stolen items that belong to Jacob Arok, a South Sudanese National, who resides in Kawuku zone in Bunga on the night of August 28 – 29.

According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, Arok's home was attacked by a group of thugs after applying suspected chloroform on the occupants who were asleep.

The thugs ransacked the home and robbed cash amounting to $429,000 (about Shs1.6 billion), four iPhones, two Apple laptops, a DELL laptop, gold Jewellery for his wife, and a 65' Samsung TV among others.

Relying on an iCloud signal from one of the stolen iPhones, detectives were able to locate the items in Kityo close, Buwate in Kira Division at the home of socialite Charles Olim, aka Sipapa.

Detectives "interviewed the occupants, who told them that the home belonged to a one Olimu Charles SIPAPA, who was not at home and had travelled to Tororo. A thorough search was conducted in the home, in the presence of Nakiyimba Shamira, the wife of SIPAPA and exhibits of evidential material, allegedly stolen from the home of Arok Jacob, recovered," reads Enanga's statement released on Monday.

"These include; USD 70,000, 4 iPhones, 3 laptops, gold jewellery, an iPhone charger, and a mac pro charger. Also recovered were two registration number plates, UBG 025B and UBA 023U, in addition, an assortment of car accessories was recovered which include; 2 amplifiers, 6 tool boxers, 4 sports vims, a rear car seat, 12 headlights, indicators, jeep bumper, V8 bumper, V8 rear boot doors, bonnet, 3 radiators, 4 inner door shutters, V8 rear boot doors, 7 grills, two cars a jeep and Audi, without registration plates, had been resprayed with a red colour and found in the compound."

Police has in custody four suspects are in custody including the wife of Sipapa.

"A serious manhunt for SIPAPA who is urgently needed for questioning is in place. His last locations were in Nagongera, Soni and Nawire sub-counties, where he was distributing money in the company of bouncers," reads the statement.

"We are, therefore, appealing for information that can lead to the whereabouts or arrest of SIPAPA over the alleged Aggravated Robbery. He is aware of the police efforts and is evasive. We also want to warn the bouncers in his company, whom we shall find with him, that we shall arrest them for abetting crime and harbouring a wanted criminal suspect."

Police assured the victims that the prime suspect and his accomplices will be arrested and brought to justice.