Tears as thieves steal handicapped lady’s wheelchair

It was a terrible night on Tuesday night, March 16, 2021 as a young 32-year-old physically disabled Ugandan lady was rendered stranded after her wheelchair was stolen by suspected burglars.

A resident of Namunsi, Afya suburb along Kabogoza Musoke road in Mbale, Olivia Nakugudo woke up on Wednesday morning to a burglary which led to the painful incident.

The suspected burglars reportedly went with a dozen of Nakugudo’s belongings including her reliable tricycle wheelchair.

“I have no legs, that wheelchair has been me legs, my children who entirely rely on me will not get food and other necessities any more,” Nakugudo told a journalist.

Nakugudo’s sister-in-law, Zaina Nawaga said due to the theft, she was unable go to her workplace at Kyagalanyi coffee where she gets her daily bread

Nakugudo describes her missing wheelchair as black in colour with spotted blue handles.

The two are now pleading that whoever sees this stolen wheelchair to report to the nearby police station or the local news network.