All posts tagged "Uganda Police"

UPDF assures Ugandans of total peace, security in 2026 elections

By Emmanuel Okol Soroti, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has assured the nation of maximum security and stability during the...

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Boy, 3, drowns in water pit as parents attend SACCO meeting

Luuka, Uganda: Police in Busoga North Region have launched investigations into a tragic incident in which a three-year-old boy, identified as Sali...

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Bobi Wine says over 100 detained in Mbarara as Law Society demands answers on violent arrests

Mbarara, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, has accused security forces...

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Police on alert as two killings rock Bukedi in 48 hours

Bukedi North, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Bukedi North Region are investigating two separate killings reported within just 48 hours; one involving...

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Chaos in Yumbe as Muslim youth attack Christians over pork sale

Yumbe, Uganda: Tension gripped Yumbe Town in the West Nile Sub-region on Tuesday after a violent confrontation erupted between Muslim youths and...

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Rwenzori Attacks: Police confirm multiple assaults, several suspects arrested

Fort Portal, Uganda: Police Spokesperson for the Rwenzori Region, ACP Rusoke Kituuma, has confirmed that coordinated attacks by unidentified assailants struck several...

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Son hacks father to death after being confronted over immature coffee harvest

Luuka, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Luuka District have arrested a 22-year-old man identified as Giraido Ibra alias Mudoola Brian, a resident...

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Bobi Wine condemns “barbaric” Lira Hotel raid, accuses police of intimidation

Lira, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, has condemned what he described as...

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10 NUP supporters arrested over violent attack on patrol escorting Bobi Wine in Lira

Lira, Uganda: Police have confirmed the arrest of 10 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) accused of being behind a violent...

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Police probe death of 25-year-old woman at Bryan White’s home

Kampala, Uganda: Police have launched investigations into the mysterious death of 25-year-old Caroline Nalubwama, who reportedly died after sustaining serious injuries at...

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102 arrested as JATT, police crack down on criminal gangs in Iganga

Iganga, Uganda: A total of 102 people have been arrested following a joint intelligence-led operation conducted by the Uganda Police Force and...

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One arrested as police foil armed robbery on Mukono highway

Mukono, Uganda: The Uganda Police Force has arrested one suspect following a violent robbery attempt along the Jinja–Kampala highway in Kiwanga Zone,...

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Greater Masaka police chief, CP Maate collapses, dies while on duty

Kyotera, Uganda: Greater Masaka Regional Police Commander, Commissioner of Police (CP) Godfrey Maate, has died after reportedly collapsing while on duty in...

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Balaam Events worker drowns in River Nile while on presidential campaign gig

Adjumani, Uganda: A 24-year-old employee of Minister Balaam Barugahare under his events company (Balaam Music Events) Saturday drowned in the River Nile...

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One dead as bus, motorcycle collide on Nebbi–Arua highway

Arua City, Uganda: One person died on the spot following a fatal road crash involving a Nile Star Bus and a motorcycle...

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ASP Clive Nsiima: Police officer who slapped Kyanja shop attendant sent to Luzira

Kampala, Uganda: The Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Clive Nsiima, who was captured on CCTV slapping a female shop attendant at a...

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Theft suspect lynched by mob after escaping from police custody

Yumbe, Uganda: A 22-year-old theft suspect, Chagua Badru, was lynched by an irate mob in Atipili West, Maganga Ward, Kuru Town Council,...

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Five arrested over mob killing of suspected goat thief in Lira

Lira, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Lira District are holding five suspects in custody for connection with the mob killing of a...

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Police halt processions in presidential campaigns after NUP convoy crash on Kayunga road

Kayunga, Uganda: Police have issued a ban on all supporter processions in the ongoing presidential campaigns, citing reckless and violent road incidents,...

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Police probes officers filmed defacing Bobi Wine, NUP posters

Mbale/Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Police Force has spoken out on the two viral videos that surfaced online on Thursday showing uniformed officers...

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Police deploys heavy traffic, security measures for 2026 Presidential Nominations

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Police Force has announced tough traffic and security measures ahead of the 2026 presidential nominations scheduled for Tuesday,...

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