All posts tagged "Crime"
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887Just InExplosive ordnance wrapped as Christmas gift injures five in Kampala
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Five family members are reported to have sustained injuries following a suspected explosive attack in Kampala on Christmas Day. According...
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911CrimeShock in Kagadi as residents discover fellow dead in police cells
KAGADI, UGANDA: Residents of Mutumba village Kagadi sub-county Kagadi district were surprised by the death of their fellow who was found lying...
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1.2KCrimeJINJA: Security guard gunned down at Petrol station, gun taken
JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira regional police command has immediately instituted a joint security task force to thoroughly investigate the murder by shooting and...
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Police impound four Tata lorries carrying stolen sugar cane in Masindi
MASINDI, UGANDA: Police in Masindi District has arrested four Tata lories for allegedly carrying stolen sugar cane belonging to Kinyara Sugar Limited....
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863CrimeJinja Couple arrested for locking 9-year-old son in pigsty
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja are holding a couple for locking up their nine-year-old son in a pigsty. The suspects are Peter...
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783CrimeLC 1 chairperson arrested over murder of his wife
RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: Evaristo Musinguzi, the Kakyibaya A village local council one chairperson in Southern division, Rukungiri district is in trouble for allegedly...
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756NationalHoima residents decry increased torture from security personnel enforcing Covid 19 measures
HOIMA, UGANDA; Hon. Jennifer Kacha Namuyangu, the state Minister for Bunyoro Affairs has directed the Hoima city security committee to investigate security...
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993CrimeThree arrested for marrying off 15-year-old girl
AGAGO, UGANDA: Police in Agago is holding three people for their alleged involvement in forcing an underage girl into marriage. The suspects...
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973CrimeTwo policemen gunned down in Kiboga District
KIBOGA, UGANDA: Two police officers were shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants who took away with their phones, police has...
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JINJA: Witchdoctor lynched to death over exhuming corpse
JINJA, UGANDA: An angry mob in Jinja district has lynched a witch doctor while exhuming a grave. Hassan Bakaki, 55, met his...
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1.0KCrimeKIBALE: 16-year-old girl accuses her father of violating her sexual rights
KIBALE, UGANDA; A 16-year-old girl in Kibale district is accusing her 60-year-old father of allegedly abusing her sexual rights after a divorce...
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826CrimePolice impounds lorry carrying stolen vehicle at Busia border
BUSIA, UGANDA: Police in Busia district have impounded a Fuso truck registration number UAR 351M loaded with beans and a suspected stolen...
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Mityana police probe mysterious death of another officer
MITYANA, UGANDA: Police in Mityana District are investigating circumstances under which one of their officers died near his home in the wee...
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Bulambuli CAO arrested for alleged abuse of office
BULAMBULI, UGANDA: The Bulambuli Chief Administrative Officer, Leonard Tumusime, is in police custody over corruption and abuse of office-related charges. The Resident...
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668CrimeKAKUMIRO: 38-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing businesswoman
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Police in Kakumiro District has arrested a 38-year-old woman suspected to have had a hand in the killing of a...
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742Crime59-year-old woman hacked to death by son in law in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: Police in Kiryandongo is hunting a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing her mother-in-law on Wednesday morning. The suspect is Muhamud...
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735CrimeFuel pump attendant shot dead by unknown assailants in Kikuube
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Police in Kikuube is investigating circumstances under which a group of unknown assailants shot to death a daily pump attendant...
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Teacher arrested for defiling nine year old girl during coaching
LUWERO, UGANDA: A primary school teacher in Luwero district is in trouble for defiling a nine-year-old pupil who was entrusted to him...
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40-year-old woman hacked to death in Kakumiro District
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 40-year-old woman has been hacked to death by yet unidentified assailants in Mwitanzige Sub county, Kakumiro District creating panic...
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Police officer kills wife, five others in shooting spree
It said three young men and a motorcycle rider at the local market were among those people who were killed. A body...
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853CrimeFive detained over theft of hospital ambulance
ARUA, UGANDA: Police in Arua has arrested five people over the disappearance of an ambulance belonging to Arua regional referral hospital. The...
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774CrimeKidnappers demand Sh30M to release Budaka teenager
BUDAKA, UGANDA: Police are investigating the alleged kidnap of 14-year-old Kasita Muyinda, a student of Naalya secondary school and resident of Bwase cell...
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Jinja Prophet sacrifices landlord’s daughter to establish powerful church
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kakira is investigating a suspected ritual murder of Nakisuyi Trinity Nabirye Zabella, 4, and a daughter to Mr...
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1.1KCrimeKiira police hunts husband for stabbing wife to death
JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira regional police has teamed up with UPDF to hunt for a husband who cut his wife before fleeing.Yazid Kafuko...