Police in Kampala are investigating a case in which former Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Eric Sakwa’s car was last night petrol bombed by unknown assailants at Nakulabye, Kampala.
Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire said Sakwa was saved by community members as one of the suspects was about to hurl the second petrol bomb at the car.
This is the third incident to happen in Kampala in just a week, the first two having been reported at Kireka.
No suspect has been arrested yet but Owoyesigyire told our reporter that they are previewing CCTV camera footage to identify the suspects.
In a related development, police are investigating a fire outbreak at the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) headquarters near Central Police Station Kampala.
Three vehicles are said to have been burnt in URSB’s parking lot after unknown suspects using a boda-boda hurled an object that had flammable liquid on the cars.
Fire prevention and rescue services personnel were dispatched to the scene and were able to put out the fire.
Police say there has been a string of attacks using petrol bombs in Kampala City since last year. Most of them have been targeting government vehicles.
