Police in Entebbe have arrested three suspects for attempting to steal a gun from a security guard attached to GKO Security Company.
The suspects were arrested by police officers after the security guard working at National Water offices at Abaita Babiri zone, Katabi Parish in Entebbe Division, Wakiso District informed police.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, says the suspects have been identified as Onen Can Peter, Lukori Samuel, and Orio Calvin.
Onyango says prior to the robbery incident, the suspects first convinced the security guard (names withheld) for a period of one week to pay him cash for a staged robbery of his gun.
Onyango says the security guard acted interested but informed police of the date and time they agreed on the robbery. He says police also deployed a covet team ahead of the incident.
On Wednesday, at about 3pm, the thugs stormed the scene and robbed the gun but were later captured and the gun recovered by police.
Onyango has urged private security guards to always divulge such information in case they are approached by criminals convincing them to participate in any criminal activities.
