Police in Kampala have arrested four suspects and recovered suspected stolen motorcycles in an intelligence-led operation targeting motorcycle theft and the network involved in dismantling and disposing of stolen motorcycles.
The operation, conducted by Kampala Metropolitan Police South through Katwe Police Division, began after police received information about a suspected stolen Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UMA 2244MX. The motorcycle was recovered from Banturaki Purtaz, a resident of Wankulukuku Zone, Kabowa Parish in Rubaga Division.
During interrogation, Banturaki allegedly disclosed that he had previously stolen two other motorcycles. Police said one of them, a Bajaj Boxer registration number UFH 005Y, was allegedly stolen from Nkumba and sold to Lukyamuzi Muminu and Abasi Mwesezi in Rakai District.
Another Bajaj Boxer, registration number UEQ, was allegedly stolen from Kigungu in Entebbe and sold to a suspect identified as Mike in Wansaso Zone. Acting on the intelligence, police conducted an operation in Wansaso Zone and recovered the UEQ motorcycle, which had its number plate removed.
Two suspects, Senyange Derric and Kagwa Ian, were arrested for allegedly receiving the motorcycle and taking it to the suspected promoter. On September 2, 2026, Crime Intelligence officers proceeded to Rakai District, where they arrested Lukyamuzi Muminu. Police said Muminu admitted purchasing the UFH 005Y motorcycle for Shs500,000.
He allegedly told investigators that he and his accomplice, Abasi Mwesezi, dismantled the motorcycle and sold it as spare parts. Police also recovered number plate UFH 005Y, which had allegedly been hidden at the suspect’s ancestral home, together with another Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UDM 669Z.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Public Relations Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, said investigations were continuing to identify and apprehend other suspects still at large. Police are also seeking to recover additional suspected stolen motorcycles and establish the wider network involved in stealing, dismantling and disposing of the motorcycles-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
