Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Grace Akullo, the Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has dispatched a team of investigators to probe the root cause of the resurgence of the mysterious killings in greater Masaka areas. The latest victim of the mysterious killings is sixty-year-old Anent Nampijja Muwangaza, a resident of …
Read More »How teachers were duped into paying loans they never acquired
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Department has identified cases of fraud and forgeries by managers of saving schemes that were meant to benefit from the teachers revolving fund. These were unearthed as part of the investigations into the embezzlement of 11 out of the 25 billion Shillings …
Read More »CID hunts Sacco leaders for embezzling teacher’s funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate is hunting for more than 70 teachers accused of swindling money released by the government for teacher’s Savings and Credit Cooperation Organisations- Saccos. In an effort to boost the welfare of teachers following numerous strikes over poor pay, President Yoweri Museveni …
Read More »Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko held for suspected fraud – CID Twine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko is still held at Jinja road police station days after he was deported back to Uganda from Japan. 20 year-old Ssekitoleko was on Friday deported from Japan where he was driven from Entebbe and ended up in the Jinja road police …
Read More »CID detains ten suspected vandals of telecom masts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Special Investigations Unit-SIU is detaining ten suspects on allegations of vandalizing the telecom masts in various parts of the country. Charles Twine, the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson has identified the suspects as Martha Namukasa aged 30, Annet Nakkazi aged 54, Clare Namatovu aged 25, …
Read More »Thugs rob UGX 200M from Chinese residence in Makindye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are hunting down a group of ten suspected thugs who reportedly broke into a house and robbed its Chinese occupants of more than 200 million shillings. Charles Twine, the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson said the thugs broke into the house located in Kisingiri zone, …
Read More »Kayunga LC V chairperson committed suicide – Postmortem report
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of the postmortem done on the body of the late Kayunga district LC V chairperson Ffefeka Sserubogo suggested he committed suicide. The postmortem report was conducted at Mulago hospital by three senior surgeons and one independent doctor provided by the family. It was …
Read More »Police arrest two for attempted robbery of UGX 200M
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspects are in police custody for attempting to rob over Shillings 200 million from employees of LOMS Forex Bureau on Titanic plaza. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID identifies the suspects as Umar Kakooza, a boda boda rider and resident of …
Read More »CID fears a 42 day upsurge in defilement cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is worried of another likely upsurge of defilement cases during this 42-day partial lockdown imposed by government to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country. On Sunday, President Museveni announced several measures including closure of schools, suspension of religious gatherings …
Read More »Petrol bomb suspects handed over to police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has handed over the suspects involved in throwing petrol bombs in Kampala to the police force. At least 11 people were arrested on the eve of President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in for his eighth elective term. Museveni took oath on May 12th at Kololo Independence …
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