All posts tagged "Crime"
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449CrimeSenior police officer strangled to death in Bukwo district
BUKWO, UGANDA: A senior police officer has been strangled to death by a yet-to-be-identified person. The incident occurred in Kamagunga village, Kapterewa...
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290Just InIt was a ‘Bomb Scare’ at Akamwesi Shopping Mall, says Police
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police have dismissed claims of a bomb explosion at Akamwesi Mall along Gayaza road in Kampala, saying it was “just a...
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354CrimePolice in Budaka probe death of 18-year-old
BUDAKA, UGANDA: Police in Budaka district has opened inquiries into the death of Nakirya Sylvia, an 18-year-old female adult and a resident...
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306Big StorySuspected M23 rebel arrested with two guns in Kisoro
Security officials in Kisoro District in western Uganda have recovered two SMG rifles from a suspected M23 rebel who claimed to be...
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302CrimePastor strangles woman to death while conducting deliverance prayers
KOLE, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have detained a pastor and his two ushers for allegedly strangling a woman to death while...
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256Big StoryUPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...
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352Big StoryIslamic State claims responsibility for Twin Bomb Blasts in Kampala
AGENCIES: The Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Ugandan capital Kampala that killed three people...
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266Big StoryPolice blames bomb attacks on Allied Democratic Forces
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police Force has attributed today’s twin bombings in Kampala to the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, a rebel force that...
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281CrimePolice arrest another suspected suicide bomber arrested in Nansana
A Twin Bomb Blast on Tuesday in Kampala City claimed three lives and left 33 people injured with that number expected to...
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376Big StoryTension grips Kampala City after Twin Bomb Blasts
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda’s Capital, Kampala has on Tuesday been gripped with tension and panic following two suspected bomb blasts that went off at...
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226CrimeUPDF soldier, civilian arrested for murder, aggravated robbery
IBANDA, UGANDA: Police in Ibanda are holding a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier and civilian accused of kidnapping and killing a boda...
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251Crime
SEMBABULE: 13-year-old girl beheaded in brutal murder
SEMBABULE, UGANDA: Police in Sembabule are investigating circumstances under which unknown assailants attacked a 13-year-old girl and beheaded her. Violah Nangoba, a...
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952CrimeJINJA: Two shot dead, motor vehicle taken along Jinja-Kamuli road
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira Region has launched an investigation into the shooting which claimed two lives of a man and a...
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332CourtSupreme Court upholds Kato Kajubi’s life sentence
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence handed to businessman Godfrey Kato Kajubi for masterminding the ritual murder of...
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244Crime
35-year-old man arrested for repeatedly defiling his daughter for rituals
KAMULI, UGANDA: Police in Kamuli district on Tuesday arrested 35-year-old Sadiki Mulinda, a ritualist over reportedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter for rituals....
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566CourtCouple in Kisoro roadside sex jailed 30 months for indecency
KISORO, UGANDA: The Grade II Magistrates court in Kisoro has sentenced a couple that was filmed in the viral roadside sex video...
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220CrimeArmed thugs shoot dead Busia money changer
BUSIA, UGANDA: Unknown armed robbers have shot dead a money changer in Busia district and made off with Shillings 6 million and...
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184CrimeWoman raped and murdered in Kamwenge district
KAMWENGE, UGANDA: Police in Kamwenge district are investigating circumstances under which a 48 year-old woman was raped and murdered by yet to...
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281CrimePrime suspect in Mpigi Bus explosion arrested – police
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The joint Anti-Terrorism taskforce and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence on Sunday arrested Yusuf Muwonge, a prime suspect in an...
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253Football
Police still hunting for missing Eritrean players
JINJA, UGANDA: The police are examining documents left behind by missing female Eritrean players to ascertain whether they had links with the...
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266CrimeHOIMA: 11 arrested for killing UPDF soldier in bar
HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima district is holding 11 suspects in connection with the brutal killing of a Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF...
