Security

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...

Police in Wakiso district are investigating circumstances under which unknown assailants set a house on fire belonging to one of the residents of Nasana Ganda. According to reports, the home was set on fire two months ago by unknown criminals. Bugembe Godfrey, 37, the owner, was not at home during the attacks, but his wife (not identified) was, and she was attacked with a panga. Fortunately, the Ganda residents rescued her, resulting in the death of one of her assailants....

The joint security forces in Moroto are on standby after they received information that Turkana warriors have teamed up with the Karamojong warriors in an attempt to attack the Nakiloro police post. This was revealed by SCP Fred Enanga, the Uganda police spokesperson, during the security presser at the police headquarters in Naguru. The attack threats come after a gun used to murder a police officer was confiscated by the police to assist in a murder investigation. According to Enanga, Apule Lowot,...

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) have introduced Arabic and Chinese courses as part of their latest training disciplines. Major General James Birungi, the Chief of Military Intelligence, said on Wednesday, March 27th, while launching the languages wing and officially opening the Arabic and Chinese courses, that they will be conducted in partnership with the Makerere University School of Languages. He lauded the Dean School of Languages at Makerere University for partnering with the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces on a noble...