Security Operatives Arrest Suspected ADF Rebel With Bomb-Making Materials In Iganga
By Uganda Online Media
Security operatives in Iganga have arrested a teenager aged between 15 – 20yrs old suspected to be a member of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group.
Busoga East Regional Police Commander ) SSP Asiimwe Samuel confirmed the incident noting that after the arrest of the suspect, a search was carried out at his house and an assortment of items related to bomb-making were recovered.
The RPC said that preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect is linked to a number of terrorist incidents that have taken place across the country, particularly attacks on police installations, and private security organizations in which a number of weapons have been stolen and several lives lost.
”We found items like iron bars, some wires and other materials used in making improvised explosive devices,” Asiimwe said.
The suspect is also reported to have been found with, radio call installations and other ammunition, hidden in a pit latrine.
Asiimwe said that the suspect is linked to a number of terrorist incidents that have taken place across the country, especially attacks on police installations and private security organizations.
He said investigations into the matter are still ongoing but urged the public to always be vigilant and report any suspicious individual immediately to the authorities.
The ADF are a rebel group that was originally based in Uganda but has expanded to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In the past few months, the group, branded a terrorist group, has been linked to several attacks in eastern DRC and in Uganda, pushing Kampala and Kinshasa to form a joint operation to flash them out, a move that has registered little success.
