Uganda security agencies have confirmed the arrest of Twaha Ssegujja aka Joseph Kisembo, a man believed to have been the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) courier, ferrying bombs and other explosives meant for deadly missions.
The announcement of Ssegujja’s arrest was made on December 06, 20 days since the twin bombings at Parliament Avenue and at the Central Police Station in Kampala.
The arrest also followed many others, including that of another suspected terrorist in Lweeza.
Ssegujja, aged 37, was arrested on December 02.
By the time of his arrest, Twaha Ssegujja aka Joseph Kisembo was a resident of Nakuwadde village, Nakabugo Parish in Wakiso District.
Preliminary police findings indicate that Twaha Ssegujja aka Joseph Kisembo came to Kampala in 2007, from Kanyamiyaga village, Nyamiti Parish, Kagadi District and joined the bodaboda industry.
But he would join ADF and is believed to have served as a courier.
“After 11 years, in 2018, he was recruited into the ADF ranks, and went to the Eastern DRC, for military training. In furtherance of the ADF plans in Uganda, he sneaked back into the country, with an AK47, and started carrying out tasks assigned to him by Meddie Nkalubo, aka Benjamin, aka Abubaker Saleh aka Isaac, who is suspected to be in South Africa or Zambia,” said Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga.
“The terror suspect was disguising as a bodaboda rider and also had a shop at Nakuwadde village, that he was renting from Swaleh Abubaker. The suspect Twaha Ssegujja, was the main courier of the ADF networks and was actively involved in transporting the bomb making materials and other weapons amongst their operatives. He had newly shifted in the area, where he had spent only two and a half months from 15.09.2021.”
Enanga added that a thorough search at Twaha Ssegujja aka Joseph Kisembo’s shop revealed a hidden store with an assortment of weapons and bomb making materials.
The items recovered included an AK 47 Riffle that had no magazine, a silver grenade bomb concealed in a laptop bag, nine pairs of green gumboots, five Airtel lines and two Itel phones, 389 detonating rods, three suspected explosive boosters, two bags of ammonium nitrate packed in sugar sacks and seven tins of chemical fluids.
Enanga said the recent milestones had negatively affected the ADF but urged the public to remain vigilant.
“The two sets of recoveries and arrests within the course of last week, have definitely dealt a big blow to the ADF terror cells,” he said.
“The public should know that the terror threats against Ugandans and other citizens in the country still exist. We believe if these dangerous weapons were not recovered and left in the hands of the terrorists, the results would be more devastating for our citizens and visitors. As the Joint Security Agencies, we continue with out operations aimed at preventing, deterring, stopping and dismantling the ADF infrastructure in the country; and any other deadly plots against Ugandans and other citizens in the country.”
