Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have burst a racket of people suspected to be behind house break-ins in Nateete and surrounding areas. Their arrest followed a foiled robbery of a resident in Makayi zone, Nateete parish on Sunday night. A police officer at Nateete police station said …
Read More »UPDF soldier arrested for supplying uniforms to impostors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF is holding their own for allegedly supplying military and police uniforms to three suspected imposters. Arthur Nuwagaba, a warrant officer II attached to the finance office in the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI, Mbuya in Kampala was arrested on Thursday. His …
Read More »UPDF soldier, civilian arrested for murder, aggravated robbery
Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda police are holding a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier and civilian accused of kidnapping and killing a boda boda rider. The suspects are RA143341 CPL Musitafa Kajoomu alias Joseph Muwanga Jajja from Mukono and Michael Ahimbisibwe, a resident of Bushenyi district. Another suspect identified …
Read More »Kakumiro police on the spot over escalating robbery cases
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kakumiro district are up in arms against the police over the surging cases of robbery in the area. Residents accuse police of doing nothing to stop gunmen staging attacks in various parts of the district. According to the residents, about ten robberies have occurred …
Read More »Pakwach police detain OC over office break-in, theft of motorcycle and exhibits
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pakwach district have arrested and detained their own Officer-in-Charge of Dei police post in Panyimur sub county over an office break-in, robbery and disappearance of equipment and exhibits. Assistant Inspector of Police Samson Odongo, the OC of Dei police post was picked up …
Read More »Armed thugs rob UGX 4 million from Kakumiro businesswoman
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have robbed a businesswoman in Kakumiro district of Shillings 4million. The gunmen raided a hardware shop belonging to Justine Kesande, a prominent businesswoman in Kikora trading center on Saturday evening, and placed her at gunpoint. They ordered her to surrender all the …
Read More »Two killed by unknown assailants in raid on a Chinese wood factory
Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been confirmed dead in Kassanda district after unknown assailants allegedly raided and made away with unspecified amount of money from a Chinese wood factory. Police confirmed the dead as Police Probationer Constable-PPC, Ronald Amuku, attached to Wamala regional police and one of …
Read More »Armed thugs attack traders in Kakumiro district
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have raided a mobile money agent and an electronics shop in Kakumiro district making off with 30 smartphones and an unspecified amount of money. The thugs stormed the shop in Mwitanzige trading center in Mwitanzige sub-county at around 9 pm. The gunmen …
Read More »Nakaseke residents foil robbery on mobile money shop
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nakaseke has arrested two men after they attempted to rob a mobile money shop. The suspects have been identified as Stuart Taremwa and the other only identified as Duncan. They attacked Viola Nakigudde in her shop on Thursday at Butikwa cell in Kiwoko …
Read More »Police arrest suspected ringleader of Wakiso machete wielding gang
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Karim Ssekasi, the suspected leader of machete-wielding thugs that have been terrorizing Wakiso residents is in police custody. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that a team of police officers in Entebbe picked up Ssekasi when they responded to an alert as he was preparing …
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