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48 children rescued from illegal ferrying in Lamwo

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Lamwo district have arrested five suspects for attempting to illegally ferry 48 children to work as casual laborers in commercial sugarcane plantations in Bunyoro and Busoga regions. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday evening from Agoro sub-county after police intercepted their truck, …

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25 unexploded ordnances found in Agago and Nwoya districts

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A total of 25 unexploded ordnances -UXOs have been found in Agago and Nwoya districts. The devices believed to have been left behind during the Lord’s Resistance Army –LRA insurgency in Northern Uganda were discovered by the local communities who reported to police and other …

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15 murdered in Acholi from January to February

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 15 people have been murdered in Acholi Sub –Region between the months of January and February, according to police reports. Agago district had the highest number of murder cases at seven followed by Amuru with four cases, reported to police. Gulu and Lamwo …

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Street gang members, bar owners arrested in a crackdown in Gulu

 Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | Gulu police have arrested dozens of street gang members and bar owners for flouting the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. The operations carried conducted on Saturday and Sunday night saw the arrest of 15 managers, their staff and …

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UPDF soldier arrested for shooting teenager to death in Pader

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pader district are holding a UPDF soldier attached to Banabana Battalion in Kitgum for allegedly killing a teenage boy. Private Michael Akena who was deployed to guard one of the project sites of National Water and Sewerage Corporation –NWSC in Acholi Bur sub …

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Mess with a ballot box, get a bullet – Aswa Police spokesperson

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa region have warned the public against tampering with voting materials, saying it has issued orders to its officers to shoot on the spot anyone involved in any related malpractice. Addressing journalists from Northern Uganda at the Media Club, ASP Jimmy Patrick Okema, …

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Pader DPC, two others recalled to police headquarters

Pader , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Pader District Police Commander, Tom Bainomugisha and two other top police officers from Pader Central Police Station have been transferred, Uganda Radio Network has exclusively established.  Bainomugisha was transferred along with Alfred Omara, the Officer In-charge of Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department -CIID and …

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Covid-19 restrictions aided crime free new year celebrations in Acholi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Aswa river region has attributed the crime-free New Year festivities in Acholi sub-region to the tight covid-19 restrictions that barred large gatherings. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Aswa river region police spokesperson says for the first time, the New Year celebrations in Acholi …

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