Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A month long hunt for a missing mobile money operator from Nansana municipality has come to an end after he has been found alive in Mbarara town. The operator Allan Ssembusi was reported missing last month from Gganda, Wakiso district prompting critical police units …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A city phone trader and technician, Ivan Seguya has been arrested by crime intelligence on allegations of aiding phone thefts. Seguya’s arrest came after one of the suspects Charles Ocheme was apprehended by an intelligence team attached to Kabalagala police division. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Metropolitan Criminal Investigations Department led by Bernard Muhumuza, will by close of this week have arraigned more than 200 suspects in various courts over theft, robbery and drug abuse. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire says that most …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After nearly two months of hunting, crime intelligence on Sunday arrested one, Anisha Arinaitwe, an alleged habitual phone snatcher targeting Kololo residents. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that Arinaitwe 28, was arrested at Bakuli, Namirembe Parish, Rubaga Division. It all started …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe Police division has released a suspect in the kidnap and murder of Dylan Kirabo, a 10-year-old girl from Makindye. Kirabo had been reported missing on January 8, moments after she was sent to purchase spices from a nearby shop. Kirabo’s father, Hakim Sibukyu, said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 18 people have been arrested in a police swoop against suspected drug dealers and abusers in various parts of Kampala. The Monday morning operation was conducted by crime intelligence teams from Jinja Road Police Division backed by police officers from Kyambogo, Banda and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Old Kampala have launched a hunt for a businessman, Robert Ssonko after one of his workers died in an underground water well. Ssonko, a resident of Lungujja, Rubaga Division, in Kampala is reportedly on the run to explain how Majid Mubiru died in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team in Kampala has arrested an Indian national, Praful Butan on allegations of orchestrating a kidnap of four Asians. Butan was arrested on Sunday alongside his alleged Ugandan accomplice, Ignatius Mugumya, on accusation of kidnapping, Akshay Parapati, Sahil Patel, Atul Patel …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former employees at Dunamiscoins Resource Centre Ltd, a blacklisted cryptocurrency exchange have hinted that security agencies opted for soft targets in the scam that saw thousands of Ugandans lose billions in deposits. Dunamiscoins was operating a money lending business with branches in Masaka, Ndeeba, Mbale, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An eight-year-old girl, Dylan Kirabo who went missing on Thursday at Luwafu in Makindye division in Kampala has been found dead. Kirabo disappeared after she was sent to buy some spices from a shop, about 20 meters from her grandmother’s home. Her father, Hakim …
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