Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have urged households to take extra caution and be vigilant during festival season. Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson asked the public to put security measures around their businesses and homes to avoid falling prey to criminals. “As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and …
Read More »Sodomy victims shy to report: Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigating cases of sodomy is still complicated for detectives because the majority of the victims are still shy to report, despite the escalation of the cases in the country, the Uganda Police Force-UPF has revealed. According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, many people have been coerced …
Read More »Uganda heightens border security after deadly explosion in DR Congo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan police and military have heightened security at the common border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a deadly explosion Sunday, a police spokesperson has said. Measures have been put in place to avert hostile infiltrations and attacks at the common border …
Read More »Detectives recover gun linked to Busiika police attack
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the two guns recovered from the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF suspect gunned down in Matugga was used in the October 30th, 2022 attack on Busiika police station in Luweero district, according to ballistic experts from the Directorate of Forensic Science-DFS. Three police officers …
Read More »FREEDOM CITY STAMPEDE: Who is to blame?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is 16 days ever since the tragic New Year’s celebrations at Freedom City. However, there have been counter-accusations on who is to blame for the stampede that led to the death of 11 people. It is no longer news that police arrested and prosecuted …
Read More »Security arrests minors in ADF ranks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten suspects, including two children aged 12 and 14, have been arrested during the ongoing crackdown on suspected Allied Democratic Forces –ADF terror cells across the country. The operations conducted by Crime Intelligence teams, the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence –CMI and the Police Flying Squad targeted …
Read More »FREEDOM CITY STAMPEDE: Police summons businessman John Ssebalamu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned renowned property owner John Sebalamu, the proprietor of Freedom City Mall along the Kampala-Entebbe Road following a stampede that claimed 10 lives on News Year’s Eve. The deceased were part of the revellers attending the party-after-party concert at the mall. In the …
Read More »Flying Squad launches crackdown on thugs vandalizing electric power lines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Flying Squad Unit has launched a hunt for 22 thugs suspected to be part of the group that has wreaked havoc by stealing electric power lines around the country. The group is said to be operating mainly in the central region. Flying squad together …
Read More »Kiruhura police officer arrested over missing gun
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwizi regional police are investigating circumstances under which their own lost a gun from the armoury. Corporal Wilson Nuwagira from Sanga police station in Kiruhura district is alleged to have lost a gun from the armoury where he was keeping guard on Sunday. Police spokesperson …
Read More »Does police have resources to implement sub-county policing model?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A week ago, the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, ordered for the implementation of President Yoweri Museveni’s 2019 directive of concentrating police officers at the sub-county level, as opposed to scattering them at posts and small stations. So far, 129 police posts have been merged, …
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