Security & Crime Investigation

Over 70 Suspects Arrested in Connection to Stone-Throwing Incidents Along Northern Bypass

The Uganda Police have arrested over 70 suspects in connection to paver (stone) throwing along the Northern Bypass on Kiira Road. According to Luke Owoyesgire in a Statement released on...

Continuous Boat Engine Thefts Threaten Buvuma Island Fishermen’s Livelihoods and Safety

Fishermen along the borders of Kenya and Tanzania in the Buvuma Islands have called upon the government to...

Customer Turns Killer: Bar Owner Stabbed to Death in Masaka district

A female bar owner has been brutally stabbed to death by a drunkard in Masaka district. This tragic incident...

Equity Bank Fraud: Managing Director and 8 Staff Members Charged with Defrauding the Bank of over UGX 65 Billion

Uganda police working with the Equity Bank’s anti-fraud team have so far charged the Managing Director Onyango Kennedy...

NEMA Halts Nakiyanja Wetland Encroachment in Wakiso

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) working with the Ministry of Water and Environment, and the Environment Protection...

SHEEMA: Police Arrest two Students over Letter Threatening to Terrorize their School

Police have taken into custody two senior 1 students of St. Lwanga Secondary Secondary School found in Sheema District who wrote an anonymous letter in which they threatened to attack their school and others in Kasese District. On Monday,July 10th, 2023, SCP Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, said during a weekly security brief held at Naguru police headquarters that the two students are identified as Inoccent Mwesigye, age 16, and Amon Ayebare, age 17 year of age.both students of St....

Police Rescue 4-year-old Boy Abducted Over Debt

Kabalagala police station has successfully recovered a 4-year-old boy identified as Engole Mark, who was abducted from Kanyogoga village in Bukasa district on July 4, 2023. According to Luke Oweyesigyire, the ASP Deputy KMP, Basilika Jacklin, the victim's mother, claims that her friend Kihembo Sharon approached her and asked for help in locating some personal items left at the bodaboda stage. Trusting her friend, Jacklin agreed to accompany Sharon, taking her son, Engole along. "As Jacklin waited for their return, she received...

OYAM NORTH: Apac UPC Chairman and 4 Others Nabbed Dishing Cash

Police in Oyam District have arrested Ojok Julu, Apac opposition Uganda People’s Congress Party (UPC) chairman, and 4 other UPC supporters who were caught distributing money to voters in Otwal Sub County. The other suspects are identified as Ayo Brian, Okello Jimmy, Openo Justine, and Opeto Aron. Ojok was found in possession of about Ugx150,000 and a book containing a list of people believed to have received the money. Another member was also caught with a knife and an unspecified amount...

Three UNBS Officials netted for Soliciting Bribes from Manufacturers

The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in coordination with Kampala Metropolitan East Police, have arrested three Officials from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) who allegedly demanded  bribes to process and release reports on samples submitted by factory owners from the UNBS laboratory. SCP Fred Enanga said a task team linked up with employees of HUA HUI International, who own a factory located at Kapeeka in Luweero District that specialises in the manufacture of sanitary ware products. The proprietors had...

Two Notorious Con men arrested for attempting to steal from Traders in Kampala

Police Station at Gogonya Nsambya, has today 3rd July 2023, netted two notorious conmen who were caught in action trying to hood wink one of the managers at a top company in Nsambya. According to a source from the company who preferred anonymity, the duo of thieves so far identified as Kazungu Thomas alias Allan and Menya Yusuf proposed an illicit transaction in which they offered to trade in Tanzanite mineral with one of their top official. The source said that...

Police Warns Fathers Against Home DNA Testing

The police spokesperson, SCP Fred Enanga, while speaking at the weekly press brief today, July 3, 2023, warned against people purchasing DNA testing kits and carrying out testing at home. This reckless behaviour puts children at risk as it invades their privacy. "We have information that some parents are buying DNA kits and carrying out testing at home; this is wrong, and we ask the parents to stop this as DNA testing has its procedures and needs to be carried...