Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 27 year old boda boda rider in Kakumiro district has been murdered in cold blood. The deceased has been identified as Jackson Tumusiime, a boda boda rider at Kikwaya trading center in Kikwaya sub county, Kakumiro district. The incident happened on Saturday night. It …
Read More »DRC militiamen demand ransom for robbed boat engines
DRC militiamen crossed into Uganda and robbed boat engines from Ugandan fishermen who were held at gunpoint Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding ransom in order to return the 19 boat engines they robbed from fishermen on Lake Albert last Sunday. The …
Read More »Armed robbers attack bank agent, rob UGX 32m in Kagadi
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kagadi district is investigating an attack by armed men who raided Bukwara Trading Centre on Sunday night and robbed up to 32 million Shillings from two different people. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the two armed …
Read More »Congolese militiamen rob 19 boat engines on Lake Albert
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected armed Congolese militiamen have again raided the Lake Albert waters in Hoima district, robbing 19 boat engines. The attack occurred at around 3 am on Sunday morning near Kaiso landing site in Kabaale sub-county, Hoima district. It is alleged that the armed militiamen dressed …
Read More »Albertine region police officers probed for cattle theft
Livestock theft across the Bunyoro sub-region has been rampant Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some senior police officers in the Albertine region are being investigated for alleged cattle theft. They are accused of conniving with cattle thieves to steal cattle from farmers. URN has established that the officers whose particulars …
Read More »Armed thugs rob Centenary bank agent in Kakumiro
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four armed robbers have attacked a Centenary bank agent in Kakumiro district robbing an unspecified amount of money. The robbery took place on Friday night at around 9 pm in Kisiita West Cell, Central ward, Kisiita town council, Kakumiro district. It is alleged that the …
Read More »Constable held for shooting woman dead at victory party
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube police are holding one of their own for shooting dead a woman at a party. The suspect is Denis Elwelu, a Probation Police constable-PPC attached to the security detail at Hoima Sugar Limited security. Elwelu is accused of shooting dead Anita Namukisa Tumusiime during …
Read More »DRC militiamen abduct 16 Ugandan fishermen in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Congolese Militiamen have raided the Lake Albert waters yet again, abducting 16 Ugandan Fishermen. The militiamen also robbed four fishing boats, four boat engines and several sets of fishing nets from the fishermen. The attack occurred on Sunday near the Kaiso landing site in …
Read More »SPC shoots suspect dead
Kkumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kakumiro district are holding a special Police constable- SPC for allegedly shooting a dead suspect. The suspect is Julius Alaku, who is attached to Kikwaya police post in Kakumiro district. He is accused of shooting dead John Barugahare, who had been arrested …
Read More »Kagadi man spears brother to death
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kagadi is hunting for a 24-year-old man for allegedly spearing his biological brother to death. The suspect is Muhindo Sikawa, a resident of Muzizi A Vilage Kyaterekera sub county in Kagadi district. He is accused of spearing to death Bwambale Kikawa 26, his …
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