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Police are on the hunt for city socialite, Charles Olim also known as Sipapa over alleged involvement in a robbery in Kampala in which over shs1.6 billion was stolen.
According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, Jacob Arok, a South Sudan national and resident of Bunga in Kampala was robbed from his home on the night of August 28, 2022 when unknown men broke into the home after applying suspected chloroform to the occupants.
“The thugs ransacked the home and stole cash amounting to $429000(Shs1.6billion), four iphones, apple laptops, dell laptop, gold jewelry for the wife and 65 inch Samsung tv among others,”Enanga said.
He revealed that when the South Sudan national reported the matter to police, detective tracked one of the phones stolen and following this lead, the signal led them to a home in Buwaate, in Wakiso district.
“Our detectives tracked down an icloud from one of the phones stolen from the home and it led them to a location in Kityo close in Buwaate in Kira division. When we interviewed the occupants, they said the house belongs to Sipapa whom we didn’t find at home but had travelled to Tororo.”
Enanga said a search in the home in the presence of Shamilah Nakiyimba, the wife to Sipapa led to recovery of several items stolen from the South Sudan national including $70,000, four Iphones, three laptops, gold jewelry and Iphone charge and Mac Pro charger.
He added that four suspects including the wife are currently in custody as the hunt for others is on.
It should be noted that the City Socialite was over the weekend offering a helping hand to his ancestral home in Tororo district where he extended support to various groups of people.
He donated several food items to the population in his home town to help them through the challenging times.
