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How Capital Chicken fleeced unsuspecting Ugandans billions in poultry investment scheme

Kampala, (UG): Police Wednesday said investigations were underway into a non-existent poultry-rearing investment scheme dubbed Capital Chicken which allegedly scammed over shs1.6...

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Kampala NGO boss wanted over child sexual trafficking

Kampala, (UG): The Police in Kampala Metropolitan South and Nateete Division are on a serious manhunt for one Samba Isaac Zaklio, the...

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Former SGA Security supervisor gets 45-year-jail term over murder of Muslim cleric

Mugoya Biasaali, the former supervisor of a private security company, SGA, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison by the General...

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Six arrested over brutal murder of 48-yr-old man in Rwampara

Rwampara, (UG): The Territorial Police in Rwizi Region are holding six suspects over the alleged torture and murder of Tuhirwe Moses, a...

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Two held over murder of 13-year-old boy accused of stealing money

Kyotera, (UG): Police Spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga Monday said two suspects were in police custody on charges of torture and murder of...

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Zombo village defence chief found dead in bed in suspected suicide

Zombo, (UG): Residents of Acu Village in Asina parish, Abanga Subcounty in Zombo District were left gripped in acute shock after the...

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Man, 25, arrested for impersonating police officer in Jinja

Jinja, (UG): Police in Kiira Region Friday arrested and detained John Peter Eriu, a 25-year-old resident of Butiki Matala, Buwenda ward, Jinja...

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Five children kidnapped for ransom in less than a week – Police

Kampala, (UG): Police have said that five cases of suspected kidnap for ransom are currently a matter of serious investigation at different...

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PADER: LC3 Chairperson, five others charged over murder

The Territorial Police in Aswa East Region has charged to court five suspects including Mwaka Christopher, the LC 3 Chairman of Ajani...

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Two arrested for trafficking women into sexual exploitation activities

The Police at Kawempe Division in Kampala have arrested two suspects on allegations of trafficking persons for sexual exploitation. The suspects include;...

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17-year-old student who conned shs13m from 170 youths in fake job scam arrested

The Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested one Mugenyi William, a 17-year-old senior three student of Kapeka SSS in Nakaseke District over...

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Man, 20, arrested for raping 80-year-old Amuru woman

Police in Aswa West and Amuru District are holding a 20-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in an incident...

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St. Mary’s School boss arrested over issuing fake UCE, UACE results

Mbale, (UG): Police in Mbale, eastern Uganda are detaining Francis Owino, the Director of St. Mary’s Secondary School in the district after...

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Born-again pastor on the run over cattle theft

Napak, (UG): Simon Peter Mosing, the founder of the Church of Christ in Lorengecora Town Council, is currently on the run for...

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Man stabs lover to death in Nansana, attempts to set room on fire

WAKISO, (UG): Police in Wakiso District are actively hunting for an unidentified man who is suspected to have stabbed to death his...

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Gang leader of panga-wielding goons shot dead in Mbale

Mbale, (UG): Police officers attached to the force’s flying squad in Mbale City have shot and killed the suspected gang leader of...

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Doctor arrested for elevating himself to rank of senior medical officer

Manafwa, (UG): The State House Health Monitoring Unit (SHHMU) has arrested two medical doctors attached to Bubulo Health Centre IV in Manafwa...

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UPDF soldier shoots three dead in Kotido

Kotido, (UG): A team of joint security forces in the Karamoja sub-region are investigating circumstances under which a UPDF Soldier shot dead...

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Nine arrested over car vandalism in Kampala

Kampala, (UG): The Police at Kampala CPS working together with the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) have arrested nine suspects over charges...

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Boda Boda rider killed in Mbale, motorcycle taken

Mbale, (UG): Police in Mbale District are on a manhunt for assailants who murdered a boda boda rider in cold blood and...

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32-year-old man caught defiling 4-year-old daughter in Rubirizi

Rubirizi, (UG): The Police in Rubirizi District, southwestern Uganda are holding a 32-year-old man arrested on allegations of defiling his 4-year-old daughter....