Police chief Kale Kayihura has has described extradited Alliance Democratic Forces (ADF) leader Jamil Mukulu's arrest as a "huge success" to the country's judicial system referring to him as Uganda's "Osama Bin Laden". Bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, the organisation that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States until he was killed by the U.S government.
The police chief also said Mukulu is a suspect in the now rampant killing of Muslim Sheikhs and his arrest is a good lead. He hastened to add: "It is definitely a big blow to the killers of Sheikhs," Kayihura said. "But I am not God to predict that killings will stop."
The IGP said Mukulu is suspected in the killing of the Shiite Muslim leader Dr Abdulkadiri Muwaya, the shooting dead of Buyinja Sub-county chairperson in Namayingo District, Mr David Okware, and the killing of the two police men attached to Bugiri Police Station.
Gen Kayihura said Mukulu and 22 others have already been charged in court, and will be returned for hearing of their cases as soon as court orders.
He asked other collaborators of ADF still at large to voluntarily surrender to government for a possible amnesty instead of waiting to be arrested like their leader.
Explaining the significance of his arrest, Gen Kayihura declared that it is a big blow to the ADF rebel group.
"I want to assure this country that Mukulu's arrest means that the ADF is summarily finished," Gen Kayihura said.
Gen Kayihura promised that Mukulu will get a fair trial.
The Inspector General of Police yesterday paraded Mukulu at Nalufenya Police Station in Jinja, almost two days since he was repatriated from Tanzania. Read more
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