Micheal Atwakiire
Sheema: Police in Sheema is having Mr.Tayebwa James, 50 years of age, after he was reportedly caught red handed with 6 stolen cows, which he allegedly stole from Sheema District on gun point.
Tayebwa is the managing Director of Tynet International Primary School in Kyamarebe Cell, Kitura Sub-County in Kiruhura District.
SP Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson confirmed Mr.Tayebwa’s arrest and said police had been hunting for him since 2018 up to April 29, 2020 when the Sheema Central Police led by senior investigator CID Tukahiirwa Charles arrested him from his home in Rwobuyenje Cell, Rubindi Town council in Mbarara district.
Martial added that Tayebwa led the police to his farm in Kabura village, Rugaaga Parish in Ibanda District, where he showed them the six cows and confessed that they’re the only ones he had so far stolen, and therefore he was a serial thief like they were portraying him on arrest.
“We have already recovered these six, but we have just learnt that he has various farms, so we are linking up with our teams on ground to also visit his other farms for a thoroughly search,” Martial said.
Martial later told us that Tayebwa is a notorious thief who has been using a gun to intimidate people while stealing cows using his pick up vehicle Reg.No.UAN 719U, which was caught with five cows in Ishaka Town In Bushenyi District, but Tayebwa escaped although they caught his driver who took police to one of his farms in Rutookye Sub-County, Mitooma District, where they rescued eleven suspected stolen cows. The vehicle has since been packed at Sheema Central Police station.
Our Spy Uganda reporter on ground in Sheema was reliably informed by Police that Mr.Tayebwa has up to eight file cases of theft and robbery in Sheema police station alone, and that it was alleged he has more case files in other police stations which they were compiling to have joint charge sheets.
Below Are Some Of File Cases For Tayebwa
. 19/2/2019: Mr.Tayebwa is alleged to have stolen one cow from Tumusiime Ronald of Rwanama Cell, Kyamuraari in Bugongi Town Council under file number REF SD 11/ 20/2/2019
- 29/10/2019: Alleged to have stolen four cows from Kyogabiirwe Allen of Rwabizi Cell Kyamuraari Ward Bugongi Town Council, under file no. REF SD 04/29/10/2019
- 24/11/2018: Alleged to have stolen one cow from Ssemanda Oliver area Councilor Bugongi Town Council under file case no. CRB 42/2020
- 23/11/2019: Alleged to have stolen three cows from Mwesigye Richard Mutooro of Kashenyi Bugongi under case file no. CRB 113/2019
- 3/12/2019: Tayebwa is alleged to have stolen three cows from Kahaasi Yafeesi of Katwe Cell Kyabandaara in Sheema Municipality under case file no. CRB 923/2019
- 23/11/2019: The same Tahebwa is alleged to stolen three cows from Batiri John of Kashenyi Cell in Bugongi Town Council
- 30/7/2019: Tahebwa is suspected to have stolen theree cows again from Richard Mwesigye Mutooro of Kashenyi Bugongi Town Council under file case no. CRB 921/2019
- 24/11/2018: He is alleged of stealing one cow from Mutuuzi Joy of Kyamuraari on file case no. CRB 41/2020 and finally
- 11/2/2019: Tayebwa is alleged to have stolen two cows from Mugarura Mirriam of Kyamuraari.
Martial added that Tayebwa would be taken to courts of law this week where he will be charged with cases of theft and robbery as they continue to investigate the whereabouts of the alleged gun he was allegedly using to carry out the said crimes.
Meanwhile, three cows rescued from his farm have already been handed over to their respective owners.
Mutuuzi Joy, 67 years old woman from Bugongi Town Council who got her cow back, said her and her grandson were put on gun point by unknown men who came with a vehicle and loaded her only cow she had in her life. She thanked Sheema police for rescuing her only cow.
