Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details have emerged about the man who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID five days ago on allegations of defrauding 62 people more than Shillings 100 million with bogus job promises in America and Europe. Alfa Musoke is said to have conned …
Read More »Ssebadduka arrested over alleged death threats to Supreme Court justices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at Criminal Investigations Directorate have arrested a 36-year-old man accused of threatening to kill Ugandan judges in seven days. Assistant Superintendent of Police –ASP Charles Twine, identified the arrested man as Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka, a resident of Zzana town along Entebbe road in Wakiso …
Read More »CID arrests man for conning over 100M in Gen. Muhoozi’s name
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is holding a man accused of using the name of the president’s son, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to con more than Shillings 100 million and two vehicles from unsuspecting members of the public. Alfa Musoke, who is currently locked up at …
Read More »Police warns politicians against campaigning during funerals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has warned politicians to stop campaigning during funerals. As the 2021 general elections draw closer, the police has sounded a warning to politicians to stop campaigning at funeral gatherings otherwise they risk being arrested. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of Criminal Investigations Directorate said …
Read More »Stepfather kidnaps child, demands ransom from biological father
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Criminal Investigations Department of Police in Kampala is holding three people in relation to suspected kidnap of a three year old baby. According to the CID spokesperson Charles Twine, the three are; Jamil Ssebuliba, a resident of Nateete, Irene Nagawa and another …
Read More »CID probes over 100 cases of forgeries in nomination documents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 cases of forged signatures, academic papers and other nomination documents, are being investigated by the Electoral and Political offences desk at the Criminal Investigations Directorate- CID. A detective at CID told URN that several people have lodged complaints accusing nominated candidates of …
Read More »Sim cards used in hacking Pegasus were registered in company name – Detectives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the hacking of two telecom giants and two banks have established that 1,500 sim cards on which money was transferred were registered in the names of a local company. A senior police detective at Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID in Kibuli, has told Uganda …
Read More »Police asks candidates to respect campaign guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police has asked the public to respect campaign guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission. Speaking at Uganda Media Center on Friday, the spokesperson of Criminal Investigations Directorate, Charles Twine said that to avoid confrontations with the police and other security personnel candidates should urge …
Read More »UNBS officials remanded over bribe from Mukamanayamba factory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two officials from Uganda National Bureau of Standards have been remanded over soliciting a bribe of three million shillings from Mukamanayamba Factory, a manufacturer of Mukamanayamba energy drink. The two, Shaka Vitalis an Inspector and Norman Mwamula Methwellah , a Surveiilance Officer, all employed …
Read More »Police arrests 3 more suspects over hacking into telecoms- Banks’ aggregator
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cyber detectives at Criminal Investigations Directorate – CID have arrested three more people in connection to the ongoing investigations into the hacking of Pegasus technologies and causing loss of billions of shilling to two telecommunication giants and two Banks. Hackers early this month …
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