The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba has rewarded two private security guards in Kazo District with cash 500,000 each for refusing to take a bribe from suspects involved in the theft of cattle at a farm they were guarding in Kazo District. The two private security guards, Paul Okongo and Samuel Lokodo, from Eagle Eye Security Agency, a Private Security company, on instructions of the IGP received the cash award from the chairman Uganda Private Security Association, Mr. Grace Matsiko today (Tuesday, December 16th, 2025) who delivered it at Kazo Police District Headquarters.
It was done in the presence of the Resident District Commissioner, Capt(rtd), Yahaya Kakooza who is the head of security committee in the area, the Local Council 5 chairman, Rev. Sam Katugunda, the District Police Commander, SSP Joseph Ndabimana, a representative of the DISO, Staff of the police who worked alongside the private security guards in the operation that also recovered the stolen cattle.
“I informed the IGP about the incident of cattle theft from a farm in Kazo they were guarding where the two guards turned down an offer of a bribe and instead alerted police which acted swiftly and arrested the suspects and are facing prosecution” Grace Matsiko, head of private security Organisations said during the hand over of the cash reward.
“The IGP described the two guards as patriots who deserve a humble reward and gave me shs1,000,000 for the two guards. The reward underpines the cooperation between the Uganda Police Force and the private security sector in addressing crimes which undermines the social economic agenda of the country “Matsiko added.
‘The IGP Byakagaba described the Private Security as a force multiplier and commended the area police under the DPC Kazo for the cooperation between Private Security players and police in successfully arresting the suspects in the case and called for similar cooperation throughout the country”Matsiko added.
The RDC Capt Kakooza thanked the IGP for the award to the guards describing it as a motivation to all PSOs and other security personnel. “The Private security guards to have ignored the bribe is exceptional’ Capt Kakooza said. “The event today marks a golden day for us and is inline with HE the President’s message of primary foundation of security which has made Uganda stable” he said.
“Iam happy that when the private security guards for the intelligence about the theft of cattle, they reported to police which was alert, the standby force moved in swiftly and no wonder in the last six months crime rate in Kazo has gone down” he further added.
While welcoming the award to the private security guards by the IGP, he said all the police officers involved in the operation should be rewarded as well because of their quick action on receiving the alert from the private security company.
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