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The Uganda Police Force has issued a warning about a new modus operandi being used by criminals posing as bank customers to identify and track individuals withdrawing substantial amounts of cash.
There has been a rise in robberies targeting bank clients who have withdrawn large sums of money.
Criminals, often traveling on motorcycles, follow unsuspecting victims and ambush them along roads.
These robbers demand cash and, in many cases, injure or kill those who resist or refuse to comply with their demands.
Over the weekend, businessman Denis Twesigye from Ntinda became a victim of this terrifying trend.
After withdrawing cash from a bank in Ntinda, Twesigye was followed to his home by a group of armed thugs.
The criminals intercepted his vehicle in a secluded area on the way to Najeera, held him at gunpoint, and made off with the entire sum of money he had withdrawn.
Twesigye is just one of many victims of these targeted robberies.
This came after another robbery, in which criminals with pangas targeted a businessman who had withdrawn 100 million shillings from a bank in Kawempe.
Last month, a security operation based on intelligence led to the fatal shooting of six suspected robbers. The incident took place at the Stanbic Bank branch in Acacia Mall, Kampala, where the suspects were attempting to rob a bank client.
