Tag Archives: Oscar Gregg Ageca

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five leaders of the Christ Disciples Church in Ngora district are in police custody over the alleged disappearance of several church members. Their arrest came after the East Kyoga police leadership that oversees districts in the Teso sub-region, issued a statement on Thursday …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Serere police are investigating the disappearance of more than 100 members of Christ Disciple’s Church-CDC for several days. The East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman, Oscar Gregg Ageca, says that they are investigating the matter under a General Inquiry File-GEF 002/2023 of Serere Central Police Station. According …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 security personnel have been deployed to man security ahead of Serere County by-election on Thursday. The security personnel include soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF, Uganda Police Force-UPF and the Uganda Prison Service-UPS. The others are intelligence personnel scattered across the …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witchdoctor in Soroti has been arrested for possessing a human skull. The arrest of Julius Okodi follows the death of Simon Edou, 52 on March 21, 2021. Edou disappeared from his home for five days and the matter was reported to Asuret police station …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has died while two others are nursing critical injuries sustained in a robbery at Petro city station in Bukedea on Sunday night. Information from the police indicates that the attackers first snatched a gun from the security guard deployed at the petrol station and …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A teacher of Rise and Shine Nursery and Primary School in Soroti City East Division is nursing injuries sustained after a mob descended on him for allegedly defiling a pupil in his class. David Ogwang, 23, was beaten to comma on Wednesday after it emerged …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti have netted 57 suspects in a swoop aimed at stemming street crime. The crackdown stemmed from a general outcry in Soroti city about the criminality around the city center, especially in the areas of Town Talks, Bus Park, Pioneer Ward as well …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people are in custody at Serere Central Police Station for attempting to bribe the Deputy Criminal Investigations Officer to release murder suspects. They are Francis Kagwa Onyait and John Michael Ogwang, both residents of Kyere sub county in Serere district. They reportedly tried to …

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 students of Olila High School in Soroti city have been arrested for alleged involvement in a strike. The students went rowdy on Sunday evening after an S.4 student was assaulted by a teacher for allegedly escaping from school. One of the security guards …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti have arrested a 63 year old woman with a stolen infant of five days. The baby was stolen from Soroti regional referral hospital maternity ward on Friday afternoon by Joyce Aketch. Aketch was arrested from Kobwin village in Ngora district, seven …