Security

Police in Zombo district have arrested an electrician for abandoning a pithole latrine that killed two of his neighbor’s children after a heavy downpour. Josephine Angucia, the police spokesperson for West Nile Region Police, stated that the man who is facing charges of causing two deaths by a rash and neglect act is identified as Francis Omirambe, aged 32, a resident of Alisithungu cell, Dwonga ward, Paidha Town Council, Zombo District. Omirambe was arrested on April 5, 2024, for the tragic...

Kiboga district was struck by horror as the lifeless bodies of two young sisters were discovered, allegedly victims of a gruesome ritual sacrifice. The suspect, Sulaiman Sentongo, a witch doctor residing in Kirinda Village, Kapeke Sub County, has been apprehended by local authorities. The victims have been identified as Sylvia Nantongo, aged 5, and Esther Nakasumba, aged 2. The tragic incident occurred on April 3, 2024, but it wasn't until April 5, 2024, that Sentongo was taken into custody to...

The police in Luwero district are currently investigating a heartbreaking incident involving a home fire that led to the untimely death of a five-year-old boy. The unfortunate event occurred while the child's parents were away attending a burial in a neighboring area. The victim has been identified as Abdul Kigundu, the son of Alien Mukimbili and Grace Babirye from Kasiso village in Butuntumula sub-County, Luwero district. According to Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah region police spokesperson, the tragic accident unfolded around...

The Police Spokesperson, SCP Fred Enanga, has said that the territorial police in the North West Nile region and Arua Central Police Station, in a joint operation, have raided criminal hubs in Arua city, arrested over 59 gang members, and impounded 15 motorcycles of the Ssenke model, including 12 numberless. According to Enanga, these motorcycles were being used in ride-along attacks and robberies of pedestrians, women, businesspeople, civil servants, and other members of the community. "The thugs would snatch smartphones, bags,...

The Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Col. Emmy Katabazi, while delivering a lecture to trainees on officer cadet course intake, urged the trainees to be ideologically sound, stating that if one is ideologically shallow, their outlook on life would be narrow. He made remarks from the 1st Division at Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) Recruit Training School-Kaweweta on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. According to Col. Katabazi, Uganda's interest is to develop through socio-economic transformation to change...

Police in Wakiso and Bulenga have arrested 11 suspects in connection with an aggravated robbery involving Muganzi Felix, a 23-year-old boda boda operator. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan, said while speaking at the police headquarters in Naguru on April 2, 2024, that in the early hours of April 2, 2024, Muganzi was subjected to a distressing ordeal while fulfilling his duties as a boda boda operator. According to Owoyesigyire, two individuals, identified as Joel Amanya and another only...