Four persons were arrested as a result of their phone communications and these were James Asiimwe, Mattew Mugooha, also known as Juju, Amon Twabagye, also known as Bujoro Fred and Fred Nuwagaba.
James Asiimwe and Juju denied the charges before court but admitted knowing each other and communicating on phone a number of times.
Asiimwe told court that he was a simple cattle-keeper and on the night in question he was residing in Kiruhura and he admitted owning a phone.
Juju, who had retired from the army a few years earlier and was sickly, gave sworn evidence and told court that on the night in question, he spent it at his father-in-law's home.
He told court that he left Kiruhura District on 5th August 2013 and that it was a blatant lie that on 16th August 2013, he drove a Toyota Premio and met Juju and that he stole Daniel Karuhanga's vehicle.
