Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Professional Standards Unit-PSU is holding six police officers attached to the emergency response unit for allegedly extorting money from a Danish national on grounds of not having a face mask. Commissioner of Police-CP Fred Enanga, police spokesperson said the six officers extorted money …
Read More »MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya masterminded Masaka killings – Police
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have stated that Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana and his Kawempe North counterpart Muhammad Ssegirinya, are the people who recruited and deployed greater Masaka machete killers that have left close to 30 people dead. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga at a joint security media …
Read More »Robberies orchestrated by private security guards on the rise – Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have expressed concern over the systematic increase of robberies and thefts perpetrated by private security guards. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga says that police have of recent registered several cases of robberies and thefts planned and executed by private security guards providing security to business …
Read More »Police names 15 prime suspects in greater Masaka murders
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested individuals. At least 26 people have been killed using machetes, clubs and other blunt objects in Masaka city and Lwengo district since July 21. While …
Read More »Crime intelligence dispatches team to hunt for motorcycle robbers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Crime Intelligence Brig Gen Chris Damulira has dispatched a team to hunt for a new gang of criminals targeting motorcycle riders. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed that the team was dispatched based on the records that have revealed the resumption of motorcycle …
Read More »Police arrest suspected ringleader of Wakiso machete wielding gang
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Karim Ssekasi, the suspected leader of machete-wielding thugs that have been terrorizing Wakiso residents is in police custody. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that a team of police officers in Entebbe picked up Ssekasi when they responded to an alert as he was preparing …
Read More »Police arrest gang leader behind attack on Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has arrested the suspected leader of a gang that attacked Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has identified the suspect as Brian Mulizi. According to Enanga, police picked up the suspect from his hideout in …
Read More »Police collects UGX 900M from motorists, cyclists defying Covid-19 guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has collected 909 million shillings from the express penalties issued to riders and motorists flouting traffic regulations and the Covid-19 guidelines. According to police records, security personnel arrested more than 11,500 people during lockdown but only 2,117 were taken to court as repeated offenders. …
Read More »Police arrests 12 suspects behind city robberies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have arrested 12 members of a group suspected to have masterminded attacks against unsuspecting Kampala city dwellers in recent weeks. The group is believed to have led the infamous attack in which a gang of 14 robbed an Indian national who was riding …
Read More »15 police officers charged over extortion during lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 15 police officers have been charged for engaging in acts of corruption, extortion and misconduct during the Covid-19 lockdown. More than 30 others are reportedly under investigation. Those charged by the police’s disciplinary unit and pending trial are at the ranks of Assistant Superintendents of …
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