Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted a house in Kiryandongo district killing three minors. The incident occurred at around 8:30pm on Saturday night in Panyadoli B cell of Bweyale town council in Kiryandongo district. Police have since identified the deceased minors as Omira Mugema 5, James Ali 4 …
Read More »Three arrested over murder and aggrevated robbery
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kakumiro are holding three suspects for allegedly strangling to death a boda boda rider before robbing his motorcycle. The suspects whose particulars have been concealed by police for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are accused of waylaying Adam Baguma 20, a boda boda …
Read More »Congolese nationals continue flocking into Uganda despite border closure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese nationals have continued flocking Uganda through Lake Albert despite the border closure. In March last year, President, Yoweri Museveni closed Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC as part of the measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint …
Read More »Security guard arrested over stolen gun
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a Private security guard for allegedly stealing a gun. The suspect is Innocent Okot, attached to Saracen Security Company Limited, Hoima branch. He reportedly disappeared with the Company gun registration number SAR 12116651/06277 with five rounds of ammunition …
Read More »14 killed in one week as murder cases escalate in the Albertine region
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The escalating murder cases in Bunyoro sub region are bothering security in the region. Statistics at the Albertine region police headquarters show that fourteen people were killed in the region last week alone. According to the statistics, three people were killed in tribal clashes between …
Read More »Two family members hacked to death in Kagadi
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people from the same family have been killed by unknown people who raided Kitemba village in Kagadi district. The deceased persons have been identified as Stephen Kiiza, 62 and 12-year-old Phiona Asaba. The incident happened at around 8: 30 pm on Thursday when the …
Read More »Missing Kibaale woman found dead
Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 28-year-old woman who went missing in Kibaale district has been found dead. The deceased is Judith Kansiime, a resident of Kicunda village, Kicunda parish in Kasimbi sub county. Christopher Tibemweire, the Kicunda village LC 1 chairperson told Uganda Radio Network on Thursday afternoon that …
Read More »Missing mechanic found dead in sugar plantation
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 27-year-old mechanic in Hoima who went missing last week has been found dead in Kinyara sugarcane plantation in Masindi district. The deceased is John Katusabe, a resident of Duhaga roundabout in Hoima West Division in Hoima district. His lifeless body was discovered by cane …
Read More »Hoima woman arrested for stabbing husband to death over valentine’s day tiff
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima is holding a woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. The incident happened in the wee hours of Monday morning at around 1.00AM in Kiryatete cell Hoima West Division Hoima City. The suspect is Dorcus Mbabazi, a resident of the same …
Read More »38 suspects arrested over murder of three people in Kiryandongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiryandongo have in their custody 38 suspects accused of attacking and killing three people in the district. The suspects whose names have been concealed for fear of jeopardizing police investigations were arrested on Thursday and Friday this week from various parts of Kiryandongo …
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