Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kabarole district are hunting for unknown assailants who hacked a beverages dealer to death and took off with 3 million Shillings on Sunday. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police spokesperson identifies the deceased as one Marvin, 20 who has been dealing in …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five students are stuck at East Division Police Station in Fort Portal after they were conned in a job scam. The students from Mbale and Bulambuli districts who are in senior four and six vacation were allegedly promised jobs by Empowered Consumerism in Africa Company. …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects are in custody at Fort Portal central police station accused of vandalizing street lights in Uganda’s tourism city. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Region police spokesperson identifies the suspects as Majid Musisi, Ramathan Kassim and Godwin Mwesige. According to Twesige, the trio that …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Armed thugs have shot dead a businessman in Fort Portal tourism city. Steven Nyakairu, a resident of Kyogya cell in Kitumba ward, Central division was killed on Tuesday at 9:00pm and robbed 1.5 million shillings. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson says that …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Fort Portal have arrested a 36 year-old man for allegedly killing a two-year-old girl and injuring two others. According to the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson Vincent Twesige, David Kachope, a resident of Kidukuru cell, Karambi ward in Fort Portal allegedly hacked …
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Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have perished in a motor accident along the Kyegegwa Mubende highway. According to the Rwenzori West police spokesperson Vincent Twesige, the accident involved a Toyota Hiace Drone registration No UBF 534N, and motor vehicle No UAY 052Z, Toyota Hilux in Kyegegwa district. The …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The arrest of US national, Guy Smith, from Fort Portal Tourism City has become one of the latest by security agencies who say they are cracking down on subversive crimes in the country. In a statement posted on Twitter by the Police Spokesperson, Fred …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rwenzori sub-region has urged mobile money agents to consider a number of safety measures to avoid being attacked by robbers who have at times killed them. During a press conference on Friday, the Rwenzori West police spokesperson Vincent Twesige explained that most of …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzori West police are stuck with the bodies of two of the four people who died in the fuel tanker accident in Bunyangabu district on Friday. The accident occurred after a South Sudanese registered fuel tanker Reg. No. SSD 558S destined for Kasese district …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rwenzori region is holding 132 people in custody for defying curfew guidelines during the New Years Day celebrations. Uganda is maintaining a nighttime curfew which starts from 9 pm to 5:30 am as one of the measures to control the movement of people …
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