The Court of Appeals has exonerated all cases against Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nickson Agasiirwe, Col. Ndahura Atwooki, and the former Flying Squad Chief Commissioner of Police (CP) Nickson Agasiirwe.
They were battling charges of aiding and abetting kidnaps and the illegal repatriation of Rwandan refugees. The group was arrested in 2017 over the alleged 2013 kidnapping of Lt. Joel Mutabazi, a former presidential guard in Rwanda, and Jackson Karemera, who were reportedly deported back to Rwanda. Lt. Mutabazi was subsequently tried in Rwanda and given a life sentence by a military court.
The police officers were also accused of failing to supervise and ensure accountability for firearms and ammunition issued to specialised units under the office of the IGP and ended up giving some to Abdallah Kitatta, the former patron of Boda-Boda 2010, who was convicted and released after serving his sentence.
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