Another Chinese national robbed of Shs 700m in Kampala
- Written by URN
Another high-profile case of robbery involving a Chinese national has occurred in Kampala city. He Wei lost $190,000 (about Shs 718 million) to a motorcycle-riding gang on Ssezibwa road in Kololo.
According to assistant inspector of police (AIP) Erasmus Matsiko's report, Wei was robbed three days ago by assailants riding five motorcycles. Wei reportedly hired a boda-boda (motorcycle taxi) to collect the money from his home along Ssezibwa Road on Thursday at around 1 pm.
However, on his way, he was intercepted by thugs who forcefully seized his bag containing the money and fled the scene.
“He was robbed by thugs on motorcycles but they did not hurt him. To his surprise, even the boda-boda rider he had hired to take him to his home where he collected the money joined the gang of other riders. They drove off after grabbing his bag containing money,” Matsiko indicates in the report.
Wei recounted that the boda-boda riders suddenly surrounded him, initiating an unexpected attack. Despite his efforts to protect his bag, he was overpowered. He expressed disappointment as the boda-boda rider he hired also sided with the assailants and left him stranded. This incident occurred shortly after another robbery targeting Lee Shao, where Shs 200 million was stolen. Shao, a Chinese national, was attacked on Wilson road. Although Shao managed to fire at the fleeing assailants, he did not hit them.
Investigations are ongoing, with no arrests made yet. Patrick Onyango the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson said he was yet to get any briefing about the incident. Police reports suggest a review of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage to trace the direction taken by Wei's robbers. AIP Matsiko's report implies suspicion that the boda-boda used by Wei might have been linked to the perpetrators.
The case of Wei's robbery has been recorded at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) under CRB 2199/2023. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, cautioned against carrying substantial sums of money without adequate security, especially for foreigners.
This incident echoes a previous tragedy involving Ito Okira, a Japanese national who lost his life after a robbery in Kampala last September. Okira succumbed to injuries sustained during the attack and the culprits are currently remanded at Luzira Maximum Prison, facing amended charges that include murder following Okira's tragic demise.
Comments
How can one walk around with a lot of cash and expect not to be robbed? Some of those stories maybe fake news.
Why don't they use their official vehicles,or move with Harmed Police Officer, whenever they know they're going to carry big some of money. This is a matter encouraging theft in Uganda by being so negligence.
Maybe it will give them the idea of going back home to their cointry and leave the business to Africans. They are not investing anything, the benefit to the locals are very minimum.
No Africans can go be an investor in China or any other Asian country for that matter. We need another Amin
You know in the news of the Bank of Uganda what is going on with the money laundering in this poor African country!
If he was going to bank the money, the bank would have given him their expensive UPDF security assistance!
The economic catalysts that forced China to start singing communism and socialism!
It ended up into bloody civil wars. Unfortunately nowadays in Communist China there are over 4 million dollars-millionaires or Uganda shillings-trillionares!
They formed many Construction Companies who are transversing all Africa and other part of the World doing Construction work without failing to get these Contracts. So leave Chinese a lone, Africans are drunkards, womanizers and war mongers and so can't concentrate on anything.
Besides, there must be insiders to alert the Motorcycle Gang, as to when and the whereabouts to pounce on their victims.
Ni how ma?
[quote name="Odongo Richard Otim
They formed many Construction Companies who are transversing all Africa and other part of the World doing Construction work without failing to get these Contracts. So leave Chinese a lone, Africans are drunkards, womanizers and war mongers and so can't concentrate on anything.
Mr Odongo Sir,
Your last paragraph in your post refers to Ugandans because no one cracks the whip on thieves including those caught red-handed like those who stole iron sheets meant for Karamoja poor, and the one who stole Lubowa Hospital.
Soon an airport will be stolen in Uganda !
ONLY A FOOL would rise up to say that the Western Countries are responsible for the failure of African countries such as this one..
Wachireeba mbweenu Odongo????
That, since the Chinese can formulate noodles as a quick meal to eat, Africans will be able to eat a free meal and start to develop their countries.
Mbu abatukulembera wano mu Africa batugamba bwetutayige kwogera olulimi olu China tujja kufa enjala nobwavu?