Security & Crime Investigation

Man Arrested at Kisenyi Bus Terminal with Gun and Explosives

Police in Old Kampala have apprehended a 40-year-old man found in possession of a sub-machine gun, live ammunition, and other suspicious items at Kisenyi Bus Terminal. The suspect, identified...

Two Suspects Arraigned Over PDM Funds Mismanagement In Bududa

Two individuals have been brought before a court in Bududa District on charges related to the mishandling of...

Unidentified Body Found in Kabale Swamp: Police Investigate Murder

Police in Kigezi are looking into the murder of an unidentified man whose body was found in a...

UPDF Strongly Condemns the Devastating Shooting in Amolatar District

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has expressed deep sorrow and condemned the tragic shooting of Thirumalesh Etikala,...

NUP’s Mwiru Grabs Kyabazinga Radio, Sparks Community Outrage

Paul Mwiru, the former Jinja East Member of Parliament on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket who...

Police Arrests a Third Suspect in Connection to Aggravated Robbery Case on Ben Kiwanuka Street

The Kampala Metropolitan Police has apprehended another suspect in connection to the aggravated robbery incident involving Mr. Mugisha Tomson, aged 40, which was captured on CCTV. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police stated that the third suspect identified as Derrick also known as Musota, was arrested on May 24, 2024, around Nakivubo Channel in the city center. “It is alleged that Mugisa is the individual who delivered the kick that incapacitated Mr. Tomson and continued to assault...

Thieves targeting Church cause panic, Christians in Buddo call for security intervention

The Head of Laity at St. Jude Sub Parish Church, Fredrick Kirunda, has called upon all security agencies to increase security in the country because people are now constantly living in fear and scared to be on the streets due to the current insecurity incidents in the country. Kirunda made these remarks following a burglary incident that happened at St. Jude Sub Parish Church in Nakasozi, Buddo, on May 24, 2024, at 2:00 a.m. While being interviewed by journalists on May...

Police Arrest Bobi Young over Illegal Possession of Military Equipment

Police in Kampala have arrested Anthony Twinomujuni, commonly known as Bobi Young, a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, for illegally being in possession of military attire and equipment. According to a statement released by the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, Bobi Young was arrested on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in an ongoing operation against the illegal possession of security attire and equipment. "Security agencies have today carried out an intelligence-led operation at the home of one Twinomijuni...

Machete Wielding Thugs Attack Sembabule District, Brutally Injure One: Police Investigations Underway

Police in Mateete have started investigating circumstances under which a gang of machete-wielding thugs attacked residents of Kiterede village and left one resident brutally cut and in a severe condition. This incident happened on May 20, 2024, at around 10:00 p.m. in Kiterede village in Mateete Sub County. The person who was attacked has been identified as Joseph Lwakiseta, a laundry worker from Kiterede village in Sembabule district. Lwakiseta was going outside to take a bath when he was viciously attacked at...

14-Year-Old Maid Held Over Murder

Police in Kampala are holding a 14-year-old housemaid to aid in an investigation into the circumstances under which a one-year-old baby left under her care reportedly drowned in a basin of water that was being used to bathe her. Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, ASP Luke Owoyesigire, said on Monday, May 20, 2024, during the weekly press briefing that the baby was being bathed by the maid when the incident happened in Katuso zone, Buziga parish in Makindye division. According to...

Widower Hacked to Death: Orphaned Child Left Behind, Police Seek Killers

Police in Gomba district are investigating circumstances under which a 35-year-old man was hacked to death by unidentified killers. This gruesome incident happened on May 14, 2024, at night in Kisubi village in Gomba district. The deceased has been identified as Mark Kirumira, a resident of Kisubi village in Gombe district. While being interviewed by journalists on May 15, 2024, Silver Ngoma, the deceased’s uncle, said that he last spoke to his nephew the night before, but when he woke in the...