Kampala, Uganda | Prossy Nansubuga | Police have arrested and detained 10 suspects in connection of the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a third year Makerere veterinary student who was killed in mob action on Sunday. The Kampala Police Metropolitan Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says with the investigations that have intensified today, it …
Read More »Police deny LDUs killed Makerere University student at campus
Friends say Makerere student was respectful, humble preacher Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have denied reports that Local Defence Units (LDUs) clobbered a Makerere University student to death last week as they enforced the ongoing curfew. Police told URN that according to their information, Emmanuel Tegu, a third year …
Read More »Police surrounds William Street Mosque
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy security deployment at Noor Mosque on William Street in Kampala. Heavily armed police and military police officers cordoned off the mosque at dawn this morning. According to sources, the security officers stormed the mosque premises and asked those inside to …
Read More »Police halt 9pm eviction in Makindye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe police have used live bullets to disperse an unidentified group of people who were conducting an eviction in Kyampa Zone, Makindye under the cover of darkness. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owesigyire says that security personnel responded to an alert and found …
Read More »Police attributes crime reduction to installation of CCTV cameras
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reduction of crime in the country by 28 percent has been attributed to the installation of CCTV cameras and intelligence operations. The assessment and analysis since 2015 was conducted by then research director Edward Ochom and Chief Political Commissar Asan Kasingye. Although police …
Read More »Rwandan national at large after killing three minors in Kyankwanzi
Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are hunting for a Rwandan national accused of hacking to death three minors and injuring more than eight other people in Kyankwanzi district this morning. Charles Twiine Mansio, the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID Public Relations Officer identifies the suspect as Emmanuel Twagirayezu, a Rwandan …
Read More »Police bans fireworks display in Gulu in honor of city status
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have blocked the move by Gulu municipal officials to display fireworks to celebrate the elevation to a city status. Gulu is one of the municipalities expected to become a city starting on July 1, 2020. The others are Jinja, Arua, Fort portal, Mbale …
Read More »Twelve year old girl commits suicide in Nansana
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district are investigating circumstances that led a 12- year-old girl to allegedly commit suicide. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson identifies the deceased as Alisat Nantume, a resident of Gganda-Nansana Municipality Wakiso District. The minor’s body was …
Read More »Police arrest two for selling fake Covid-19 results
Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Malaba border town are holding two people for allegedly selling fake Covid-19 results. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the suspects include a Ugandan and Kenyan national. They were arrested on a tip off from …
Read More »Numerous boda boda riders, passengers arrested for defying presidential directives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 100 boda boda riders and passengers are in custody at different Kampala metropolitan police stations for defying presidential directives. The riders and passengers were arrested from different places for defying President’s directive that boda boda’s should not carry passengers as as way …
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