All posts tagged "Crime"

Two police officers arrested after suspect dies in custody

Bugweri, Uganda: Two police officers have been arrested following the death of a suspect, Joel Gabantu, inside police custody at Busembatya Police...

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Mbale school gangs wreak havoc as students, parents cry out for protection

Gangs such as the “Kayondo Boys” and “Virgin Breakers” have taken hold in schools, including Nkoma SS and Mbale High School, threatening...

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How police nabbed notorious gang leader after Shs50M robbery at Kyotera coffee factory

Masaka District, Uganda: Police in Masaka have arrested Bruno Juuko, a suspected ringleader of an armed robbery syndicate accused of orchestrating a...

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Iganga, Mayuge NRM Registrars arrested as Museveni directive on electoral irregularities starts to bite

Iganga, Uganda: Police in Iganga District have arrested NRM registrar Kirunda Yazid over allegations of electoral malpractice during the ruling party’s contentious...

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NRM Primaries: Husband to Kamuli Woman MP Aspirant shot dead in violent raid on MP’s home

Kamuli, Uganda: Tension has engulfed NRM Primaries in Kamuli District after Sowedi Egumbye, husband to Kamuli Woman MP aspirant Sarah Auma, was...

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Four flying squad officers in Shs380m gold heist further remanded

Kampala, Uganda: Four officers from the Uganda Police Flying Squad Unit, accused of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony, have...

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UPDF soldier kills fleeing suspect after daylight MM robbery in Kampala

Kitintale, Uganda: A suspected armed robber was shot dead by a UPDF soldier while fleeing from a botched daylight robbery at a...

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Three students arrested after 15-year-old dies in school fight

Iganga, Uganda: Police in Iganga District have arrested three students of Iganga Progressive Academy (IPA) following the death of a 15-year-old student...

Murdered Entebbe couple may have been victims of family inheritance wrangle

Entebbe, Uganda: Fresh details have emerged surrounding the brutal murder of an elderly couple in Entebbe, with investigators now zeroing in on...

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NRM blames rivals for goons in yellow t-shirts in Kampala robberies

Kampala, Uganda: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has distanced itself from the violent gangs that assaulted and robbed civilians in Kampala...

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Mpigi LC5 Boss, two others remanded over Shs15m job bribery

Mpigi, Uganda: The Mpigi Chief Magistrates Court has charged and remanded three top district officials accused of operating a bribery racket that...

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Female suicide bomber killed in Kalerwe Market Bomb Scare

Kampala, Uganda: A suspected female suicide bomber has been killed in Kalerwe Market, Kampala, triggering panic in the city’s busy suburb as...

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Police recover SMG rifle, arrest prime suspect behind livestock theft racket

Nwoya, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Nwoya District have recovered a Sub-Machine Gun (SMG) rifle that had allegedly been used to terrorize...

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Flying squad officers in Shs360m gold heist forced to unmask in court, further remanded

Nakawa, Uganda: The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has further remanded four officers from the Uganda Police Flying Squad Unit who are facing...

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Two arrested as Bugweri Police intensify crackdown on cattle theft

Bugweri, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Eastern Uganda’s Bugweri District have recovered a stolen bull and arrested two suspects in an overnight...

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Kamuli woman arrested for attempting to cut off husband’s genitals

Kamuli, Uganda: Police in Kamuli District are holding a 40-year-old woman for allegedly attempting to murder her husband by mutilating his genitals...

How Jinja educationist brutally murdered job seeker in suspected ritual sacrifice

Jinja, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Jinja have arrested former Jinja City Education Officer, Ms. Amina Mutesi, in connection with the brutal...

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What we know so far about UPDF raid on Wakiso Police Division

Wakiso, Uganda: Details are beginning to emerge around a Monday evening military raid on Wakiso Police Division, carried out by heavily armed...

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Police canine unit aids in crackdown on Kamuli cattle theft, over 28 arrested

Kamuli, Uganda: The police canine unit in Busoga North’s Kamuli District has stepped up efforts in the fight against rampant livestock theft,...

13 UPDF soldiers arrested after gunfire exchange with police at Wakiso

Wakiso, Uganda: Tensions between Ugandan security agencies flared again on Monday after thirteen soldiers attached to the Presidential Taskforce on Land Matters...

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Karenga: Two more guns recovered in ongoing crackdown on illegal firearms in Karamoja

Karenga, Uganda: The joint security forces attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have recovered...

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Two dead, four hospitalized in suspected poisoning over land dispute in Kalungu

Kalungu, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Greater Masaka have launched investigations into a case of suspected poisoning of a family, which claimed...

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