Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herdsmen in Bunyoro sub-region have asked police and leaders to find a solution to the rampant cattle thefts in the area. Cattle thefts have been rampant for the past three months in Buliisa, Hoima Kikuube, Kiryandongo and Masindi. The farmers blame the police and …
Read More »Security heightened on Uganda-DRC border
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been heightened along the shores of Lake Albert in Bunyoro districts to avert cross border crime during the festive season. The districts with heightened security include Buliisa, Hoima, Kikuube and Kagadi. They often experience a surge in attacks by suspected armed Congolese militiamen …
Read More »Flying squad arrests three suspected motorcycle thieves in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flying squad operatives have arrested three suspected Motorcycle robbers who have been terrorizing cyclists in the region. They were arrested on Thursday night in one of the lodges in Hoima town. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson identified the suspects as Fred Ssegawa 28, …
Read More »DRC militiamen still holding Ugandan fishermen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hope of recovering the four abducted Ugandan fishermen is fading four days after they were abducted. The fishermen only identified as Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga from Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish Buseruka sub county, were allegedly abducted on Thursday night from …
Read More »One body of Lake Albert boat accident retrieved, more still missing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of one of the seven people who drowned in the Lake Albert in Kagadi district yesterday morning following a boat accident has been recovered. The deceased has been identified as Omirambe, a resident of Ndaiga landing site in Ndaiga sub county in Kagadi …
Read More »Hoima sugar limited employee hacked to death
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kikuube are investigating circumstances under which an employee of Hoima Sugar Limited was hacked to death. Gideon Odaga 37 a casual labourer at Hoima sugar Limited and a resident of Ajinjera village in Zombo district was hacked to death on Friday night by …
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