Crime

Police in Busoga are hunting for unknown machete-wielding thugs who brutally attacked and killed the Deputy Headteacher of Kaliro Church of Uganda Primary School and her son as they were returning from the school garden. This incident happened on August 1, 2024, at around 7:00 p.m. near the Kaliro district headquarters along the Kaliro Nawaikoke road. The deceased have been identified as Grace Kalayi and Ishu Boya Mutaka. A preliminary police report indicates that Kalayi died on the spot, while Mutaka...

The territorial police in Kampala are hunting for suspected kidnappers of a South African Uber driver who was living in Uganda. The incident occurred on July 31, 2024, in the Bandogo zone of Makindye division, Kampala. The police have identified the victim as Amos Masoga Morubara, a 40-year-old South African national who was abducted and tortured from near Munyonyo as he was on his way to the airport. In an interview with ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, on August...

The authorities in Soroti district have started a manhunt for over 50 suspected livestock thieves who have been terrorizing residents in the district. The Soroti Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Salim Komakech, said during an interview on local radio on July 31, 2024, that some of the suspected livestock thieves are local leaders, cattle traders, and former security officers who sometimes operate with guns. Komakech revealed that security operatives are tracing the suspects using an intelligence-led mechanism. “Around the month of May 2024,...

The police have called upon all Ugandans to be vigilant about acts of child trafficking. This was during the commemoration of the International Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, 2024, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Headquarters in Kampala. Donald Muhwezi, the Community Liaison Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, emphasized that it’s a collective responsibility to eradicate child trafficking in Uganda. “Human trafficking often begins in our own homes, among people we know—relatives, friends, and neighbors. It’s crucial that we...

Some of the c who appeared before the Nakawa Magistrates Court on July 30, 2024, have vowed not to participate in any unlawful assembly after the court granted them bail, saying the organizers had other motives that they were not aware of. While speaking to the media immediately after being granted bail, social media influencer Bernard Ewalu Olupot said that the one week he spent in Luzira, he reflected upon his life and realized he was misled by people who...

The territorial police in Arua city have arrested 40 suspected criminals alleged to have been involved in terrorizing residents in the area. Josephine Angucia, the Police Spokesperson for West Nile Region, said that the suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led operation conducted on July 30, 2024, in the city. According to Angucia, the operation was conducted by the police in conjunction with the community leaders in areas of Ekarakafe cell, Kirabu cell, Ediofe trading center, Ociba coast, Osu cell, Awindiri cell,...