A night that supposedly began with an encounter at a Kampala sauna and moved to one of the city’s popular entertainment spots has ended in a police investigation. This is after a senior government prosecutor was allegedly drugged, robbed of Shs129 million and abandoned unconscious in a bush.
At the centre of the extraordinary sequence of events is an unidentified woman whom police are now seeking to trace. This follows the disappearance of Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP) Alex Bagada who was later discovered unconscious several kilometers away from where he had left his vehicle.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, Bagada met the woman at a sauna before the two reportedly agreed to continue their evening at Alchemist Bar in Bugolobi. What followed was, according to the account being investigated, a combination of drinks and a private encounter that would later leave the prosecutor unable to remember how he travelled from Bugolobi to Wakaliga.
Bagada reportedly left his vehicle, registration number UBK 031D, at the bar’s parking lot before entering the woman’s car. His recollection of the night is said to have ended at that point. Several kilometers away, near Lubiri Secondary School in Wakaliga, passersby found the senior prosecutor lying unconscious in a bush during the early hours of October 9th 2026.
A source familiar with the incident told The Investigator that the prosecutor had met the woman during the evening before the two proceeded to drink. “He hooked up the babe and the two went to drink beer at Alchemist and further went to have her prosecuted near the `river between valley…` From here, she supposedly gave him an overdose of happiness.”
“Bagada collapsed after the reported excessive romps and that’s how he got robbed,” the source alleged. However, the exact circumstances under which Bagada lost consciousness remain unclear, and investigators will have to establish whether he was drugged, suffered a medical episode, or was incapacitated through another means.
The woman remains unidentified, according to the information available, and police are expected to examine CCTV footage, phone records, movements around the bar and other possible leads to establish what happened after Bagada entered her vehicle. The reported disappearance of Shs129 million makes the case particularly significant.
For a senior Public Prosecutor whose professional work involves handling criminal cases on behalf of the state, now becoming a victim of such a sophisticated robbery, is an unusual twist. But the Bagada incident, if established by investigators, would not be an isolated example of men being lured into compromising situations before losing their valuables.
The Familiar Kampala Trap
Police have previously warned about women who approach men in bars and entertainment venues before drugging and robbing them. In November 2022, the Uganda Police Force (UPF) publicly warned men about a woman identified as Lydia Nakayizzi Asiimwe, also known as Hope Kalungi, who was accused of drugging men in bars and lodges before stealing from them.
Police said the suspect had allegedly targeted men she met in entertainment places, with victims including security personnel. In one case, a soldier holding the rank of Lieutenant told police that he had met a woman in a bar, entered his vehicle with her and subsequently lost consciousness. He later regained consciousness but without his valuables.
Police said another victim was robbed of UGX3 million in cash and ATM cards, after which withdrawals amounting to UGX10 million were made from his accounts. The suspect was subsequently arrested. The case demonstrated one of the difficulties investigators face in such crimes.
Victims may initially hesitate to disclose the circumstances in which they met the suspect because of the embarrassment, fear of ridicule or concerns that their private lives will become public. Police have nevertheless repeatedly warned that criminals can exploit this reluctance.
In its warning following the 2022 case, police said criminals could target men who appear intoxicated, wealthy or attracted to strangers they meet in bars and other entertainment venues.
Not only Ordinary Revellers
The reported Bagada incident also comes against a broader history of government officials becoming victims of theft in entertainment environments. In September 2022, Sylvia Nakyeyune, then administrator of Wakiso District Local Government, reported the theft of UGX90 million after visiting QC Restaurant and Bar in Nansana.
According to police, Nakyeyune had reportedly parked her Toyota Premio before entering the establishment. She later drove towards Ndejje intending to deposit the money, only to discover that it was missing. Police subsequently arrested several suspects, including the bar manager, as investigations continued.
CCTV footage showed a Subaru entering the parking area shortly after Nakyeyune had arrived and an occupant later opening the boot of her vehicle. Although that case did not involve a romantic encounter, it illustrates how individuals carrying substantial amounts of money can become targets in and around entertainment venues. The Bagada case, however, has a more personal dimension because the alleged suspect appears to have gained access to the prosecutor through a social encounter.
A Pattern that Goes Beyond Kampala
Uganda Police has repeatedly acknowledged the danger posed by drug-assisted robberies. In November 2024, police warned about a series of cases in which passengers travelling on buses were allegedly sedated before being robbed. Police said criminals had developed a pattern of getting victims to consume food or drinks laced with sedatives before taking their valuables. The phenomenon is therefore not limited to bars or romantic encounters.
What makes the Bagada case striking is the alleged combination of money, alcohol, a new acquaintance and a private sexual encounter before the victim was found unconscious. For investigators, however, the challenge is to separate speculation from evidence.
The amount allegedly stolen must be established. The medical circumstances surrounding Bagada’s loss of consciousness must also be determined. Investigators will need to establish whether any substance was administered and, if so, what substance it was and how it entered his system.
CCTV footage from Alchemist Bar and surrounding roads could prove critical, particularly because Bagada reportedly left his vehicle at the establishment before entering the woman’s car. Phone records could also help investigators reconstruct the woman’s movements and identify who she communicated with before and after the alleged robbery.
The Price of a Secret Night
The case also raises a less comfortable question about the vulnerability of senior public officials outside their workplaces. People in positions of authority often have access to substantial resources, sensitive information and influential networks. But outside the office, they remain ordinary targets for criminals. Police have consistently advised members of the public not to accept drinks from strangers, not to leave beverages unattended and to exercise caution when leaving entertainment venues with people they have just met.
The British government’s Uganda travel advice similarly warns that people have been drugged and robbed in bars and advises against accepting food or drinks from strangers. For Bagada, the investigation will now determine whether the events of October 9 were the result of a carefully executed robbery, a personal encounter that went disastrously wrong, or something else entirely.
Until the woman is identified and questioned, key questions will remain unanswered: Where did the alleged Shs129 million go? Who transported Bagada to Wakaliga? What happened inside the vehicle? Was he drugged, and by whom? And was the woman acting alone?
Those questions now form the heart of the police inquiry. For the public prosecutor, a professional accustomed to building cases against suspects, the tables have dramatically turned. This time, he is reportedly the complainant—and detectives must reconstruct the missing hours of his night to determine who, exactly, walked away with his money.
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