Security

Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), has urged the newly passed-out officers to desist from tendencies that will damage the reputation of the institution. Gen. Mbadi made this call while presiding over the pass-out ceremony of 52 M124 attack helicopter engineers and 28 basic induction officers at the Uganda Air Force College in Nakasongola district on September 27, 2023. The 52 MI-24 attack helicopter engineers went through 36 months of training in various disciplines of electrical and...

Police in Lwengo have arrested Kiiza Emmanuel, a 28-year-old male peasant farmer, Boda Boda rider, and resident of Namabaale village, Lwengo district, for chopping off the head of his 3-year-old son, Muwanguzi Augustine, alias Kazungu, in a ritualistic act of murder for wealth. According to SCP Enanga Fred, the police spokesperson, Kazungu, who was staying with his grandmother, Tugumisiriza Florence, went missing, which forced Florence’s family to search Kiiza’s house because they had earlier seen him carrying a sack. Upon...

The Police Crime Intelligence (CI) task teams carried out operations in Mbale City and Bukedea district from September 17, 2023, to September 19, 2023, where they arrested three ADF suspects highly linked to the attacks on police stations in December 2022. According to a statement made by SCP Enanga Fred, the police spokesperson, on September 25, 2023, the suspects had escaped from the central region and established a terror cell in Mbale after their leader was killed in Mityana. Enanga also...

SCP Frank Mwesigwa, the deputy director of counter-terrorism, has cautioned police officers to be vigilant, uphold discipline, and set high standards as they protect the reputation of the Uganda Police Force while fulfilling their constitutional mandate to serve the citizens. He made the remarks at a graduation ceremony for police officers specialising in counter-terrorism, where a total of 103 officers completed a rigorous one-month induction course focusing on the protection of Very Important Persons (VIPs) and the fight against terrorism...

The territorial police at Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala managed to apprehend suspects involved in the theft of side mirrors and other motor vehicle parts in a coordinated intelligence operation. ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Kampala Metropolitan, said that on September 21–22, 2023, the police responded swiftly to a wave of complaints on social media and through other official channels regarding vehicle vandalism within the central business. According to Owoyesigyire, the suspects, who were caught red-handed in the...

Private Lokidi Peter of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has shot four people, killing three and injuring one other in Nakapelimoru, Kotido district. According to authorities, Lokidi beat his wife on Thursday evening, who succumbed to her wounds today, Friday, September 22nd. "Last night Lokidi got into a misunderstanding with his wife, whom he beat up so badly. Acen, who was pregnant, was referred to Kotido general hospital this morning, where she later died,” authorities stated. Sergent Anthony Michael, the OC...