By Male Deogratius
Security services are investigations into an attack on a Police post at Kensington Apartments in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb.
The incident happened on Sunday night.
“We heard heavy gunfire at the police post,” said a resident of Kensington apartments who preferred anonymity to speak freely.
“It was a serious exchange of fire between the attackers and police
.”
Officials said two gunmen stormed the police post and opened fire at the cops on duty.
The attackers were repelled before fleeing on their motorcycle.
The area is covered by CCTV cameras which police officials said would help in identifying the attackers or the number plate of the motorcycle.
The development comes less than a fortnight after armed men attacked Busiika Police station in Luwero District, killing two officers on duty.
Criminals have been targeting police posts in Wakiso, Mityana, Kiboga and Kassanda districts targeting guns.
It remains unclear if a rebel movement operating in Uganda is behind this spate of attacks.
Government usually attributes such attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
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The Kisaasi-Kyanja area has over the last decade witnessed an increase in attacks by gunmen and terrorists.
In 2012, Muslim cleric Abasi Abubaker Kiweewa, was shot dead at his supermarket in Kyanja,
Former AIGP Andrew Kaweesi was killed in Kisaasi in 2017.
In October 2021, one person was killed and three others were injured in a bomb attack in Kyanja.
In 2016, Police identified Kyanja as one of the top robbery spots in the Kampala Metropolitan area following back-to-back armed robbery incidents in the area.
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