In total, 90 suspects were arrested during the coordinated operations and are currently being held in police custody pending prosecution. Security agencies have intensified operations across the Kampala Metropolitan area, arresting at least 90 suspects in a renewed crackdown on criminal activity. The arrests come as part of the ongoing joint security operations targeting […]
“He is currently in safe custody as further assessments are being conducted,” said Luke Owoyesigyire, Deputy Police Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Police, in a statement. Man Arrested in Mukono Over Alleged Murder of Brother in Land Dispute Police in Mukono have recovered Nathan Tuwandike, a 25-year-old student of Uganda Christian University (UCU), days after he […]
The targets were clear: marijuana smoking points tucked behind trading centers, dimly lit alleyways notorious for “paver attacks,” and roadside blackspots linked to simple robberies. On a humid Saturday night, as most of Kampala settled into the uneasy quiet that follows a long day, convoys of police patrol trucks rolled out across the metropolitan area. […]
From Nantabulirirwa and Namanve Industrial Park in Goma, 9 suspects were picked during the operations, which, according to KMP spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire, are still ongoing. Continuous police operations in Kampala Metropolitan Area have rounded up and produced in court over 140 suspected perpetrators of crimes, and criminal bases in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts were […]
The Police in Mukono district are hunting for the suspects behind the ritual murder of a one-year-old boy. Police identified the deceased as Shon Sserunkuuma, a son to Jackeline Namatovu residing at Buyuki village in Katoogo parish in Nama sub-county, Mukono district. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango told our reporter that Sserunkuuma disappeared from his […]
The Police have condemned the increasing mob justice practices that are currently resulting in the beating to death and sometimes burning of suspected criminals. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson says that mob justice is illegal and that the culprits are punishable under the law. Onyango made the condemnation while referring to the mob […]
The Police have arrested one National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter who was found with 400 T-Shirts bearing insightful messages. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango identified the suspect as Isaac Kiwanuka who was found in possession of the T-shirts. Onyango says Kiwanuka has been charged with Inciting Violence and he will be arraigned before the courts […]
