Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Magistrates Court has declined to release Shamirah Nakiyemba, the wife of businessman Charles Olim commonly known as Sipapa who wanted to be released temporarily on charges of aggravated robbery. Sipapa and Nakiyemba were on Monday produced in Court to be updated on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Magistrates Court has remanded businessman Charles Olim commonly known as Sipapa to Luzira prison. Sipapa was charged with six counts of aggravated robbery, alongside his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba a designer. They were arraigned on Friday before Grade One Magistrate Patience Lorna Tukundane. The …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team from crime intelligence directorate has arrested Ugandan socialite Charles Olim popularly known as Sipapa over a sh1.6 billion robbery from a South Sudanese national Jacob Arok. For the last five days, crime intelligence and criminal investigations directorate have been hunting for Sipapa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has launched a massive manhunt for socialite Charles Olim famously known as Sipapa for allegedly robbing $429,000 (about 1.64 billion Shillings) from South Sudan national Jacob Arok. The said money was stolen during a robbery at Arok’s home in Bunga, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded two people including a Uganda People’s Defence Forces junior officer Lt Paddy Nahabwe alias Kenneth Turinawe on charges of murder. Nahabwe together with James Niwamanya were arraigned before the court presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed city lawyer Male Mabirizi has instituted criminal proceedings in the Mukono Chief Magistrate’s court against the retired Director of Operations in the Uganda Police Force, Edward Ochom, and two others over their shoot-to-kill orders against aggravated robbery suspects. The other suspects are Stephen Tanui, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security team comprising Crime Intelligence, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Internal Security Organisation has arrested a government driver attached to Ministry of Internal Affairs-MIA and a civilian from Nabweru division, Nansana municipality over the staging of ‘military’ robbery roadblocks. Security arrested the MIA …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have recovered a firearm and impounded a Toyota Corolla vehicle registration number UAD 728Y that is believed to have been used in several armed robberies in Mukono district. This follows a spate of robberies in the district. The latest robbery took place over …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection to the armed robbery at Spice supermarket at the junction of Kampala-Jinja-Bugerere road in Mukono municipality. Three robbers armed with an AK47 raided the supermarket on Friday evening where they shot a cashier identified as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata has convicted three guards of Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga, the owner of Christian Life Church, and sent them to Luzira prison to serve different sentences after finding them guilty of aggravated robbery. One of the guards Ali Ojulango has …
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