Used as cannon fodder by Russia Wagner mercenaries COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Hundreds wailed as the body of a 33-year-old Tanzanian man, Nemes Tarimo, who was killed fighting in Ukraine as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s `Shadow Army’; the Wagner Group mercenaries, was on Jan. 24 returned home for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola and his security counterparts have tasked all territorial commanders to aggressively respond to gun and machete-wielding attackers targeting police officers, soldiers, guards and security facilities. Ochola, has indicated that he and his colleagues heading other security …
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Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 621 firearms have been recovered by the joint security forces since they launched the 3rd phase of the disarmament exercise in Karamoja sub-region. The 3rd phase of the disarmament exercise started on July 17th, 2021. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Regional Police spokesperson, says …
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Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown thugs are said to have made off with two guns from Riwo Hill Barracks in Bukwo district. Maj. Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd Division spokesperson, says that the thugs stole the firearms from the military facility on Sunday evening. He, however, declined to reveal how the …
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So far Flying Squad has arrested two suspects in connection to the Spice Supermarket raid Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, the Director of Operations Uganda Police, Edward Ochom, ordered police officers to shoot suspected robbers on sight. His utterances come after armed robbers raided Spice Supermarket in …
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Denver, United States | Xinhua | U.S. Congress voted this week to enact the first gun control measures in America since assault weapons were banned for a decade in 1995, though many still doubt the real effect of the law on stemming gun violence. The conclusive 67-34 vote Thursday in …
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Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law what has been described as a gun safety bill as shootings continue to take a toll on the nation. The legislation, signed on Saturday morning, takes effect a month after a gunman broke into an elementary school in …
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New York, US | Xinhua | For more than 20 years, the U.S. federal government failed to properly support research into gun violence, reported Scientific American on Thursday. “We spent about 63 U.S. dollars in research dollars per life lost to gun violence, compared to roughly 1,000 dollars per life …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to recover the remaining illegal firearms in Karamoja, Moroto district authorities have outed a list of twenty-eight suspected cattle rustlers with illegal guns. The list was generated by the Internal Security Organization. Currently, the district authorities and joint security forces are …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has warned Turkana pastoral communities against supplying guns to Karamojong which are now used for committing crimes. The warning was issued on Friday during handover of two guns which suspected Turkana cattle rustlers took away from two UPDF …
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