Armed robbers storm home of forex dealer in Nimule

Robbers armed with a pistol and an AK47 rifle raided the home of a money changer on Wednesday morning and robbed him of 5000 South Sudanese Pounds and more than two million Ugandan shillings.

Robbers armed with a pistol and an AK47 rifle raided the home of a money changer on Wednesday morning and robbed him of 5000 South Sudanese Pounds and more than two million Ugandan shillings.

Radio Miraya reports that same robbers are suspected of also storming a village and raiding another household of more than 4000 South Sudanese pounds.

Emilio Igga, the Pageri chief area administrator described the robbery in Nimule town: “Two guys came to his door and shot at it. They forced him to open the door and robbed him of 5,000 South Sudanese Pounds and two million Ugandan shillings and then took the wallet which contained a little money.”

“The same day, they broke into a house of somebody and robbed him of 4,200SSP and took his Nokia phone and also went to an elderly women but she was just helpless and could not do anything,” he said.  

Police are trying to trace the robbers but so far no arrests have been made.