Tag Archives: murder

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Derick Kuloba, a resident of Bududa district has earned himself a 15-year-jail term for attempted murder. The Bubulo Chief Magistrate Esther Nalungi sentenced Kuloba on Tuesday after finding him guilty of attempted murder when he chopped off the hand of 16-year-old Evelyn Namasopo, a former …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A criminal complaint was filed on Wednesday bringing against a man from California federal charges of attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt of Maryland Wednesday afternoon. …

Buhweju, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Sabiiti, former lecturer at Makerere University has been arrested for allegedly hacking his daughters to death and injuring another. He was picked up from his hideout in Rujenje village, Buhweju district. Sabiiti, a resident of Kabutsye village is wanted for hacking to death his …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead a motorcyclist in Gulu city. The gunmen shot the unidentified rider on Tuesday night at around 11:00pm near Manuel Primary School in Agwee cell, Pece-Laroo division in Gulu city along the Gulu-Kitgum highway. Nicholas Otim, the chairperson of Acholi sub …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Margret Mutonyi has sentenced nine people for different incidents of murder. The convicts appeared before Justice Mutonyi in the Mukono High Court on Monday. The first set of convicts comprised David Odeya, Jane Nabawanuka, John Kisala, and Paul Zimula, all residents of Ntoto village …

Buja, Nigeria | Xinhua |  Unidentified gunmen have killed scores of worshippers following an attack on a church in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ondo on Sunday, according to various sources. The attack took place as many worshippers gathered at the church during the morning mass on Sunday, multiple sources said. …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people in Terego district have been arrested for allegedly killing Silvio Ajoma aged 64, a resident of Ejoni village, Ejoni parish in Uriama sub-county. According to police, the deceased was assaulted on Wednesday last week by a group of people who were angry with him …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Henry Kaweesa has convicted Matthew Kirabo in absentia for the murder of his girlfriend Desire Mirembe Jemima, a former Makerere University medical student. According to Justice Kaweesa, a careful study of all the evidence from all the parties shows that the case was a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has sentenced to life imprisonment, 45-year-old Muhamad Wamala, a witch doctor in Kayunga district for the murder of Zulaika Nansamba alias Mirembe and aggravated human trafficking. Wamala on Thursday appeared before Justice Margret Mutonyi for sentencing. According to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising of operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI and police have arrested six suspects in connection to the murder of Odismus Lukambwe, the Kyampisi Gombolola Internal Security Officer-GISO in Mukono district. Lukambwe died on March 7th, 2022 at Mulago National …