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The firearm, which was stolen from a female police officer attached to Lalogi Police Station in Omoro District, was recovered on Sunday at the home of the late Daniel Komakech in Barolemo Village, Paicho Sub-county.
Acting Aswa West Police spokesperson Patrick Jimmy Okema said the weapon was discovered by Komakech’s brother, Richard Otim, while clearing bushes around the deceased’s home. It had reportedly been wrapped in a white polythene bag and hidden under a tree.
Otim alerted security personnel, who recovered the rifle alongside two magazines containing 26 and six rounds of ammunition.
Okema said the firearm was identified as the one stolen from Lalogi Police Station, adding that although it had rusted, its serial numbers were still visible.
Police records indicate that the rifle was stolen from Police Constable Beatrice Awor on May 11, 2026, after two unidentified assailants reportedly attacked her while she was asleep and took the weapon, which was loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.
Investigations reportedly linked the theft to Oscar Ojok, a resident of Lalogi Sub-county, who allegedly worked with Komakech.
Komakech was shot dead on June 19, 2026, after reportedly resisting arrest. Police had linked him to the firearm theft and several aggravated robbery cases across the Acholi sub-region.
Ojok was arrested on the same day alongside Vincent Opiro, a resident of Nwoya District. The two have reportedly been charged with aggravated robbery and murder before the Army Court Martial and remanded.
The recovery comes after a series of aggravated robberies in Gulu, Omoro and Nwoya districts earlier this year. At least two people were killed and 10 motorcycles stolen in gun-related attacks in Gulu and Omoro districts in May.
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