Police in Njeru Municipality are holding three event organizers of the three-day Vumbula Uganda event for failure to pay the service providers. Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa Region Police Commander has confirmed the arrest of three event organizers of Vumbula Uganda. Butoto has however declined to name the suspects who are currently detained at Njeru Police […]
The territorial Police in Rwizi Region and Mbarara CPS, have in custody, two suspects who allegedly buried alive a 16-year-old boy. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson identified the suspects as Kamuhanda Evans, aged 17 and Kamukama Apollo (43) of Kaliba cell Bubaare sub-county. Enanga said the duo is charged with alleged torture and attempted murder […]
Police have arrested two men who are seen in a video torturing a suspect from a rooftop of one of the buildings in Kampala City Centre. Luke Owoyeaovyire, the deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson on Tuesday said that the suspects detained at Old Kampala Police are identified as Opanya Darius and Azabo Samuel. “The duo […]
The Uganda Police has listed a number of things which had got lost from the Uganda Martyr’s Shrine at Namugongo but later recovered. While giving the update from Namugongo, Luke Owoyesogyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson highlighted among the recovered property including; mobile phones, National Identity Cards, bags, children and elderly persons. Owoyesigyire says; […]
With only six days to the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, joint security forces have arrested 45 suspected thugs in Namugongo and its surroundings. The security agencies, with support of CCTV evidence, have initiated operations targeting suspected criminals who often exploit pilgrims trekking to Namugongo, particularly during the early or late evening hours. Under the […]
Police in Mbale City is on the spot for allegedly enforcing an illegal eviction of tenants and demolition of a building on Pallisa road. The building formerly situated along Pallisa Road on Plot 33 and 35 was on Friday morning demolished by a gang of unknown people guarded the Police. According to tenants who operated […]
Police in Kiira region have arrested two brothers, for allegedly masterminding machete attacks in different parts of the country. The suspects Isa Kalulu and Khalid Kalulu, all residents of Kabi zone, in Buwenge town council, in Jinja district were arrested on Tuesday and are currently detained at Buwenge Police Station. Detectives mounted a search in […]
Police in Luweero are holding two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers who have been accused of threatening to assassinate Ronald Ndawula, the District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chairperson. The soldiers, allegedly attached to Ruhengyere Army Barracks, were apprehended at Pension House in Luweero Town Council and subsequently transferred to Luweero Central Police Station. One […]
The Crime Intelligence Unit in Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) area, in coordination with the Flying Squad Unit KMP South have busted a taxi crime gang which is behind the murders of female passengers mostly in Kajjansi in Wakiso district. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson said that through the intelligence led operation, the security team arrested […]
President Yoweri Museveni has returned Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Frank Mwesigwa to powerful police command position of Director of Operations Service since his actions during the 2020 presidential campaigns which left 54 people killed. Mwesigwa, who was promoted to his current rank in 2022, commanded operations that led to the arrest of National Unit Platform […]