Police in Mbarara have arrested two suspects in connection with stealing motor vehicle number plates and demanding ransom from the owners.
The suspects include Asiimwe Josephat (30), a businessman from Bwambala, Rukungiri District, and Nakunda Javira (34), a businessman from Buremba, Kazo District.
It is alleged that the two suspects, during the night of November 26-27, stole number plates from motor vehicles parked in different trading centers in Mbarara District and left a phone number for the victims to call.
A ransom was demanded for the number plates to be returned.
Police successfully tracked the suspects and apprehended them in Rukungiri District. The suspects later revealed the locations where they had hidden the stolen number plates.
Seven number plates were recovered and are now exhibited at Bwizibwera Police Station. The suspects are awaiting prosecution in the courts of law.
