Two men killed in Matugga linked to ADF –Police

By Ben Musanje

19^th Dec 2022

Police have linked the two men killed at Kito Village in Matuga, Wakiso district to the Allied Democratic Forces –ADF remnant that had recently filtered back into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Addressing journalists on Monday, police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the two were part of a group of seven who security has been monitoring, having filtered back into the country with rifles.

This Monday morning, two suspected ADF rebels identified as Hakim Kajubi and Muhanguzi were killed by security forces in Matugga and two guns, bombs and a magazine were recovered at the scene, a week after 20 ADF fighters who had crossed from DRC into Ntoroko district Western Uganda were killed.

Enanga says that the operation followed several intelligence leads that linked the two to the attack on Busiika Police Station in which three police officers were killed when a group of over six assailants with guns attacked and burnt part of the police station.

He adds that the two suspects are part of the group that recently attacked Kyabadaaza police station and freed their colleague who had been arrested over cattle theft after they had earlier shot dead two locals in the same area.

Enanga however noted that this incident is a sign tha ADF remnants continue to pose a threat but the operations targeting these assailants will continue until they are all arrested.

Meanwhile, Enanga has noted that in a separate operation, the Flying Squad Unit in Luweero recovered two guns that had earlier been robbed from private security guards.

Enanga says the recovery followed the tracking of 19 year old  Bashir Lubega by the Flying Squad before his arrest.