Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested a security guard attached to SGA Security after they stormed Equity Bank Soroti Branch this morning after a reported attempted robbery last night. Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed the incident, saying that an attempt was made to rob Equity Bank in Soroti City and a …
Read More »POLICE: Egyptian was killed in business dispute
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Egyptian national, Ahmed Zinhom Ibrahim Selim, whose body was recovered from a swamp in Soroti district on Saturday was killed over business rivalry with his fellow countrymen, the police have revealed. Zinhom, 32, has been supplying kitchenware and appliances to various individuals, including civil servants. The kitchenware …
Read More »Missing Egyptian found dead in Soroti
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Egyptian National who went missing in Soroti last week has been found dead. The body of the man identified as Ahmed Zinhom Ibrahim Selim, 32, was found in Awoja Swamp on Saturday, March 2 by area residents. East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman Oscar Gregg Ageca says …
Read More »Amuriat threatens to mobilize communities against herdsmen
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked the government to intervene in the invasion of herdsmen in different parts of the country. Amuriat who was addressing a press conference at the FDC office in Soroti City on Thursday said …
Read More »Egyptian disappears in Soroti
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in East Kyoga region and Soroti West Division are currently investigating the disappearance of 32-year-old Ahmed Zinhom Ibrahim Selim, an Egyptian national who has been dealing in kitchenware accessories. He has been residing in Cell A, Campswahili Ward in Soroti City East …
Read More »Soroti RCC detains health centre workers for missing weekend duty
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight health workers from Kichinjaji HC3 have spent a night in police cells at Soroti East Police Station after they were arrested for absconding weekend duty, and reporting late on Monday. The eight health workers including the facility’s officer in- charge, lab assistant, nurses, …
Read More »Hundreds gather in Soroti, Dokolo to recieve Cecilia Ogwal’s body
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of mourners gathered at Soroti Independence Ground on Tuesday to view the body of the late Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal the Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament. The body spent close to an hour on the ground where FDC supporters led by the party …
Read More »Hundreds arrested in Soroti police patrols
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 people are in police custody following their arrest in night patrols in Soroti city. The operations were informed by several incidences of criminality that reportedly cropped up in December. Frank Ntankovu, the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations in the East Kyoga …
Read More »Sombre mood in Soroti over death of Chief Magistrate
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There’s a somber mood in Soroti magisterial area over the demise of the Chief Magistrate, Margret Aanyu. Aanyu died in Kampala on Sunday where she was rushed after she was found unconscious in her home in Soroti on Friday. Aanyu, 54, was mother to …
Read More »UPDATE: 24 students admitted at Soroti Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty four students of Midland High School in Kaberamaido District are admitted at Soroti Hospital following an accident on Thursday. Two students identified as Susan Alwedo and Peterson Ekimu died on the spot. The Senior Four and Six students were going to Jinja for …
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