Tag Archives: defilement

Kampala,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | At least 547 girls have been defiled in Kampala in the last four months according to statistics at Kampala metropolitan police headquarters at Central Police Station.  This covered the period when the country was under a total lockdown, announced by the government as one of …

Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Abim district has arrested a 39-year-old woman for allegedly marrying off her daughter at an early age. Maurice Auma, a resident of Nateete village in Awach sub county was arrested on Friday following a tip-off from concerned neighbors who alerted the authorities about …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unfocused police investigations are affecting the dispensation of justice in Sexual and Gender Based Violence-SGBV cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has revealed. She was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of one-day training for members of the Justice Law …

 Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu police are holding a 30-year-old man accused of defiling two sibblings. The suspect is Farouk Odong, a resident of Paromo villagein Gwengdiya Parish in Awach Sub-County. The victim’s mother says the suspect defiled the minors aged two and five years at her home on …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two police officers at Hoima central police station have been arrested for allegedly aiding the escape of a defilement suspect. The officers are Rose Adong and Detective Sylvia Kayaga. It is alleged that they aided the escape of Kerett Byonabye from Hoima police station …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teenage pregnancies are on the rise in Ngora district, according to records from health facilities. Statistics from January to March, 2020 show that 1,108 teen mothers visited health facilities for antenatal services. This represents 21 percent of antenatal care visits in the district. However, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa river region has rolled out an intense community policing programme to address an increase in crime rates in the region. The region comprises eight districts of Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo, Omoro, Kitgum, Nwoya and Agago. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the region’s police public …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 28 teenage girls in Luweero district are stranded with children and pregnancies after they were neglected by men during the COVID-19 lockdown. The girls aged between 14-17 years are from sub-counties of Kamira, Bamunanika, Wobulenzi, Luweero and Makulubita. Seven are stuck with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have raised a red flag over the escalation of defilement cases in the Albertine region during the COVID-19 lockdown. Statistics from the Criminal investigations department in the region show 191 defilement cases were recorded between March and May in the region. 81 suspects …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district authorities have raised a red flag on the escalation of defilement cases registered during the lockdown. The district probation officer, Twaha Musooke says the vice is common in Luguslu, Ntusi, Lwemiyaga, and Matete sub counties among others. He cited Lugusulu sub county …