NEWS– The territorial police in Kisoro district are investigating circumstances under which a drug store at Maregamo Health Centre III in Murora Sub County, Kisoro district was allegedly broken into and unspecified quantity of drugs stolen.
This occured in the night of 19th January 2025 at an unknown time in Maregamo village, Murora Sub County in Kisoro district.
It is alleged that on said night, two nurses and an Askari were deployed for night duty and then booked off to the incoming day shift staff on the next morning of 20th January 2025.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi regional police spokesperson revealed that duties commenced in the morning till 11:30 am when they realized that the drug store had been broken into.
Maate added that consequently, the in charge, clinical officer Dusingize Hylon, 27 years was immediately alerted and she notified her district supervisors accordingly.
A report was registered at CPS Kisoro after some days for investigation purposes and the crime scene was visited by police and the district drug supervisor, processed and documented.
Maate says that an exhibit of a cut padlock was recovered and two suspects were arrested for questioning.
The suspects were identified as Namara Patrick, the Askari, and the Laboratory Assistant Habumuremyi Gard.
A search was conducted at the premises of the suspects and nothing was recovered, as inquiries into the matter continue.
