Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police bus that had earlier been announced missing with the driver was found on Christmas eve. Geoffrey Mwase, the driver is also reported arrested after the bus was intercepted at the Morgana Petrol Station in Mityana District. The bus whose number plates had …
Read More »Zimbabwe says will not extradite Grace Mugabe
Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe on Friday said it would not extradite Grace Mugabe, wife of former president Robert Mugabe, after an arrest warrant was issued in South Africa for her alleged assault of a model in 2017. The 53-year-old reportedly attacked Gabrielle Engels using an electrical extension cord …
Read More »Police maps out hotspots ahead of Christmas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Savannah Police Region (central Uganda) will be deployed in several hot-spots to avert crimes ahead of the Christmas season. Paul Kangave the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson says that the crime hot-spots are Kasana trading centre in Luweero town, selected zones in …
Read More »Nigeria Sharia police arrest 11 women over ‘lesbian wedding’
Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Eleven young women were arrested in the northern Nigerian city of Kano for allegedly planning a lesbian wedding, the Islamic law-enforcement agency, the Hisbah, told AFP Thursday. The suspects were arrested on Monday by a team of Hisbah personnel while making last minute preparations for …
Read More »France boosts pay for police in wake of ‘yellow vest’ protests
Paris, France | AFP | The French government will give police officers a long-sought raise after a strike called in the wake of the “yellow vest” anti-government protests, which have strained security forces already on high alert after years of jihadist terror attacks. The accord was announced just before midnight …
Read More »IGP Ochola transfers 12 senior officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has transferred 12 senior police officers. In a message released on Thursday and signed by the Director Human Resource Administration Hajji Moses Balimwoyo, Moses Muluya who has been the commissioner Human Resource Management has been appointed the …
Read More »S.Africa issues arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe: police
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African police said Wednesday an arrest warrant had been issued for Grace Mugabe, wife of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, after she allegedly assaulted a model in Johannesburg in 2017. “The police investigated and we made an application to the courts and the …
Read More »Lira RDC orders police to reopen closed cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira District Security Committee has directed police to conduct fresh investigations into some closed case files. The directive stems from several petitions by some residents to the Lira Resident District Commissioner, Milton Odongo. The RDC told URN this morning that they had resolved to conduct …
Read More »Bobi Wine questions Police motive for blocking his concerts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has returned to Kampala following Saturday night’s dash with police in Jinja. Bobi Wine says residents made it impossible for police to arrest him. “After your raid, the Wanainchi in Jinja made it possible for …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Police defends action on blocked Bobi Wine concerts
THIS WEEK: Police defends action on blocked Bobi Wine concerts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of his festive season programme, Kyaddondo MP and singer Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobiwine had planned to hold music concerts in Mityana and Gulu among other places. But soon news made rounds that the …
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