Security agencies have 21 suspects connected to Kampala Terror attack.

By Ben Musanje

18^th Nov 2021

Security agencies comprising of the Police and UPDF have so far arrested at least 21 people suspected to have participated in the Tuesday twin blasts near the Central Police Station in Kampala and Jubilee building along Parliamentary Avenue in Kampala.

According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, following the two explosions, security carried out operations supported by the lead by one Moze who was arrested and later put out of action at Katoke in Nansana Municipality Wakiso District led them to dismantle several ADF cells in the country.

The ADF cells were in Kampala, Wakiso, Luweero and Ntoroko. These were operatives, coordinators and financers of terrorism activities,” Enanga said.

In addition the operations led security to ADF terror cells in Mpereerwe, Lweza, Ntoroko and Kasana in Luweero district, in the process they discovered three sets of Improvised Explosive Devices and  an AK47..

On Thursday evening November 19, 2021 in another operation, security put out of action one Sheikh  Muhammad Kirevu in Nsangi, Wakiso district who was described as an “active recruitment personnel” for the ADF in Kampala.

Four other suspected terrorists were also killed in Ntoroko who formed part of the recruitment and logistical coordination network in Bundibugyo, Luweero and Ntoroko and that these were crossing back to Uganda from DRC.

These were greatly linked to Luminsa, the fourth in command in the ADF, Enanga said.

According to security, 13 other people who included six juveniles were intercepted at Karugutu in Ntoroko on route to join ADF in DRC.