Police Chief Gen Kale Kayihura has admitted that some crooked officers collaborate with criminal gangs to execute a spate of crimes in Nansana a Kampala suburb.
Nansana is lately considered a hub of criminals in the capital city.
Not so long ago, four women were brutally murdered in one week and police is yet to apprehend the killers.
On Friday Gen Kayihura camped in the area where he met local leaders, residents, police officers in charge and clerics.
“The revelations made by residents shocked the police head,” said one of the leaders who attended the meeting told this website.
In his response Kayihura acknowledged that he is aware that some officers are abetting thugs to excute their missions.
The police boss told the meeting that he has no option apart from redeploying the flying squad unit fully in the area, “he is not afraid of criticisms this time because it’s becoming too much.”
Locals singled out a known thug only identified Kamada who closely works with police.
Kayihura warned youth, sex workers to be conscious of time especilly when they coming from night clubs.
He gave his junior officers manning the area an ultimatum of one week to bring the situation back to normal or risk losing their jobs.
Nansana Mayor Regina Bakitte criticized the area OC for being incompetent, but the IGP gave him a benefit of doubt together with the RPC and his DPC.
