Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have shot dead a private security guard for resisting arrest. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango identifies the deceased as Ali Mbayo, a resident of Rugala in Rubaga division. According to Onyango, Mbayo was gunned in the wee hours of Thursday morning when …
Read More »Floods kill one in Buliisa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and fishermen have retrieved the body of a fisherman who was killed by floods in Buliisa district. The deceased identified as Bright Musinguzi 32, a resident of Kigoya village Buliisa sub county Buliisa district was swept away by floods resulting from the rising …
Read More »15 arrested inside betting hall
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 suspects are in police custody following their arrest from in a betting hall at Mabirizi Plaza in Kampala on Tuesday afternoon. The suspects were picked up by a joint security team comprising Local Defence Units –LDUs and Field Force Unit –FFU …
Read More »Live bullets and teargas in Mityana as police battles protesters
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police used teargas and live bullets to disperse a group of Buganda loyalists protesting the weekend security raid on a thanksgiving function organised by the Mbogo clan head Kayiira Gajuule at Mugulu in Mityana town municipality. The protesters stormed the streets of Mityana municipality …
Read More »Teenager shot by CID, family gets threats
Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East say they are investigating a curious incident in which a teenager was shot at close range on the chest in Kibaale Town Council of Namutumba district by the officer in charge of CID Kibale Police Post. Eyewitnesses say the victim, 19 year …
Read More »Police to recruit 50,000 special constables for elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the activities to prepare for the 2021 general elections gather momentum, Uganda Police Force has announced recruitment for 50,000 Special Police Constables -SPCs to guard the polling centres. The Force Spokesperson, COmmissioner of Police Fred Enanga, said the exercise is going to be …
Read More »Nakaseke MP candidates ask police to treat them equally
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After nominations of MP candidates for Nakaseke district last week, majority have asked the police to treat them equally during the campaigns. Atleast 14 candidates were duly nominated to contest for the four parliamentary positions in Nakaseke district. They are seeking to represent Nakaseke North, …
Read More »Lockdown registers spike in domestic violence in Lango
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has recorded a worrying increase in domestic violence cases since the Covid-19 lockdown started in Lango sub-region. The North Kyoga regional police headquarters has reported that in the first quarter of the year before the lockdown, the reported cases of domestic violence in the …
Read More »Moroto hotel guests detained over missing police laptop
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have stormed City Friends Hotel in Moroto municipality and picked up all the lodgers following the theft of a laptop belonging to a senior police officer containing sensitive information. Heavily armed police officers stormed City Friends Hotel around 6:30 am on Thursday morning …
Read More »Three arrested over Jinja hotel murder, mastermind still at large
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city have arrested three people in connection to Wednesday night shooting at Crested Crane Hotel that left one of the persons on guard duty dead and three others seriously injured. It is alleged that, the assailant ambushed the guards who were …
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