Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from the eight districts of Acholi held a joint council meeting to pay tribute to the late Deputy Inspector of General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech ahead of his burial on Friday. Gen. Lokech died on Saturday 21 August, 2021 from his residence …
Read More »Man arrested assembling bombs in Pader district
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Joint Anti-Terrorist Task Force (JATT) have arrested a man suspected to be a terrorist in Pader town council in Pader district. The suspect was arrested on Thursday from Atimikica Guest House in Pader town …
Read More »Gen Lokech’s clan members ask Ugandans to forgive him
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The members of Pa’Lubele clan in Paipir village, Pader district where the former Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen. Paul Lokech hails from have asked Ugandans to forgive their son for any wrongs he could have committed during his tour of duty. Gen. Lokech …
Read More »Acholi district councils to hold joint sessions to honor Gen. Lokech
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight districts in Acholi sub region will hold a joint council meeting to honor Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the former Deputy Inspector General of Police. The joint session scheduled for Thursday at Paipir primary school in Pader town council aims at recognizing the achievements of …
Read More »Mourners throng Gen. Paul Lokech’s home village
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people in Pader district have continued flocking to the ancestral home of the former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Paul Lokech to mourn his demise. The country woke up on Saturday to the news of Lokech’s death. According to police reports, …
Read More »Lawyers demand release of Gen Katumba shooting suspects over torture
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers from Wameli and Company Advocates have petitioned the High Court in Kampala for an order for the release of eight suspects currently in prison for participating in a shooting targeted at Works Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala. The said persons were arrested between June …
Read More »15 guns used in city murders still missing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security investigation team is searching for 15 guns which were allegedly used in 14 murders linked to suspects in the shooting of Gen Edward Katumba Wamala. Katumba was attacked by gun-wielding men on June 1, 2021, along Kisota road in the outskirts of …
Read More »Gen Katumba shooters linked to 14 murders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspects who were arrested in relation to the shooting of Works Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala have been linked to 14 other murders. Gen Katumba was shot on June 1, 2021, along Kisota road in the outskirts of Kampala in an attack that claimed …
Read More »Gen Katumba’s shooters trailed him for six months
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspects picked up in connection to the shooting at the former Chief of Defense Forces-CDF, Gen Edward Katumba have reportedly told the joint investigations team that they trailed him for over six months. Assailants attacked Gen Katumba’s official vehicle along Kisota road and sprayed …
Read More »Second suspect in Gen Katumba assassination attempt shot dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second suspect in the June 1st attempted assassination of Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has been shot dead. The four-star General was attacked at Kisota road where his daughter Brenda Nantongo and driver Haruna Kayondo were killed on spot. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj …
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